Who has the most 747s?
Jan 18, 2012, 9:08 am
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But not many airlines can be as prolific with their 747s on shorthaul as Saudia (SV). Although some new A330s are making appearences, there are still loads of 747s on the hour long hops between RUH and JED.
Jan 18, 2012, 9:16 am
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Agreed very strongly.
Has anyone found a cabin as peaceful as the front of a 747, on the lower deck? Private aircraft excluded, of course (though in my experience, the F cabin on a BA 747 is much quieter than many private jets).
To me, this is the greatest benefit of 747 service: nobody stampeding past your seat, no crew going in and out of the cockpit, and very little flight attendant activity (compared to F on a 777, for example).
Has anyone found a cabin as peaceful as the front of a 747, on the lower deck? Private aircraft excluded, of course (though in my experience, the F cabin on a BA 747 is much quieter than many private jets).
To me, this is the greatest benefit of 747 service: nobody stampeding past your seat, no crew going in and out of the cockpit, and very little flight attendant activity (compared to F on a 777, for example).
Jan 18, 2012, 10:47 am
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For the geeks, the complete history of every 747 is here :
Column C, "l/n" (line number) is the order in which they were actually built.
http://www.planelist.net/boeing-747.zip
Column C, "l/n" (line number) is the order in which they were actually built.
http://www.planelist.net/boeing-747.zip
Jan 18, 2012, 2:00 pm
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For the geeks, the complete history of every 747 is here :
Column C, "l/n" (line number) is the order in which they were actually built.
http://www.planelist.net/boeing-747.zip
Column C, "l/n" (line number) is the order in which they were actually built.
http://www.planelist.net/boeing-747.zip
Jan 18, 2012, 2:21 pm
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Yes - the average stage length for the SV 744 is 2400 st miles. BA does 4750 and the global average is 3900 miles.
Jan 18, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Close. Any USAF operated plane the POTUS is on is Air Force One. When he's on the helicopters the USMC provide for his transport its callsign is Marine One. And when GWB landed on an aircraft carrier in an S3 Viking, its callsign was Navy One.
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Jan 18, 2012, 3:08 pm
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Army One being another possibility. And Executive One on non-military aircraft.