The slow death of the Boeing 747
Jun 25, 2015, 9:31 am
#48
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Aaaaah, Braniff...
Bold painted aircraft (including 747's) and futuristic CC uniforms designed by Emilio Pucci
Bold painted aircraft (including 747's) and futuristic CC uniforms designed by Emilio Pucci
. Since then have flown 100+ 747 flights on 16 different airlines (BN, BA, People Express, BCal, NW, LH, QF, UA, CX, CI, SQ, TG, OZ, JL, NH, and PR).
I have a round-trip LHR-JFK Upper deck CW on BA next week and am hoping there will still be a few more before it bows out of service.
Jun 25, 2015, 8:25 pm
#49
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I don't think either will be going anywhere.
Airbus will do a re-engine deal with EK and a handful of others to keep the A380 alive, and the freighters will keep the 747 programme ticking over. To cancel either would reach far beyond the profit/loss of the aircraft programmes themselves.
Airbus will do a re-engine deal with EK and a handful of others to keep the A380 alive, and the freighters will keep the 747 programme ticking over. To cancel either would reach far beyond the profit/loss of the aircraft programmes themselves.
Jun 26, 2015, 5:18 am
#50
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I don't think either will be going anywhere.
Airbus will do a re-engine deal with EK and a handful of others to keep the A380 alive, and the freighters will keep the 747 programme ticking over. To cancel either would reach far beyond the profit/loss of the aircraft programmes themselves.
Airbus will do a re-engine deal with EK and a handful of others to keep the A380 alive, and the freighters will keep the 747 programme ticking over. To cancel either would reach far beyond the profit/loss of the aircraft programmes themselves.
Jun 26, 2015, 6:55 pm
#51
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In 1972 I flew Braniff's Big Orange from Dallas Love Field to Honolulu, the only non-stop in the area. It was a great flight, even Y in those days was decent. That was followed by an AA 707 to SYD, Australia. Those were the days
Jun 29, 2015, 8:28 am
#52
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Quite a few trips on Pan Am 747s in the early days and I remember some (on SAA, I think) where economy was upstairs, a particularly civilised arrangement.
Jun 29, 2015, 1:05 pm
#53
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BA had economy upstairs on their 747s at least until the late 90s. The extra width and only 3-3 made it feel less like a cattle truck.
Jun 30, 2015, 2:29 am
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