▁entered ▁service . ▁It ▁featured ▁a ▁short ▁second , ▁upper ▁deck ▁to ▁provide ▁increased ▁passenger ▁accommod ation . ▁Vari ants ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 4 7 ▁remained ▁the ▁largest ▁air lin ers ▁flying ▁for ▁well ▁over ▁thirty ▁years , ▁some ▁with ▁a ▁" st retch ed " ▁upper ▁deck , ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Air bus ▁A 3 8 0 ▁series ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁featuring ▁a ▁full - length ▁upper ▁deck . ▁Both ▁lines ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁developed , ▁with ▁ever - lar ger ▁variants ▁being ▁introduced . ▁The ▁largest ▁is ▁currently ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁the ▁A 3 8 0 - 8 0 0 , ▁capable ▁of ▁se ating ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 5 3 ▁people . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁air l ift ▁the ▁Bur an ▁space ▁sh utt le , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁introduced ▁the ▁sole ▁Anton ov ▁An - 2 2 5 ▁M ri ya ▁( d ream ). ▁With ▁a ▁( maxim um ▁take off ▁weight ▁greater ▁than ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁wing ▁span ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁was ▁then , ▁and ▁remains , ▁the ▁largest ▁oper ational ▁aer op lane ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Since ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁Bur an ▁fl ights , ▁the ▁M ri ya ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁heavy ▁transport . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁aircraft ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁flying ▁today ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁is ▁the ▁Hy brid ▁Air ▁Ve h icles ▁Air land er ▁ 1 0 ▁hy brid ▁air