Largest aircraft by weight in production (present day)

The heaviest production aircraft by take-off weight is the A380-800, a twin-deck long-haul airliner built by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The A380-800, specifically the upgraded "WV008" model introduced in November 2012, has a maximum take off weight (MTOW) of 575,000 kg (1,267,658 lb). The largest Boeing 747 variant, by comparison, has a take-off weight of 447,696 kg (987,000 lb).

The only aircraft with a greater MTOW (640,000 kg / 1,410,958 lb) than the A380-800 is the Antonov An-225 "Mriya" – a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built in the late 1980s to carry equipment related to the Soviet "Buran" space shuttle program. The An-225 is still operational as a commercial cargo aircraft. Only two of these non-production airframes were ever ordered, of which only one was finished.

An even larger variant of the A380, called the "A380plus" has been proposed by Airbus. This model would have an MTOW of 578,000 kg (1,274,271 lb). Production of the A380 plus has been provisionally scheduled to start in 2020, but this is dependent on interest from airline operators.