Its not doom and gloom. Change is a constant in the market. From my perspective, it is just that some aircraft have a shorter operational life than others due to economics. I think the 747-800 and the 380 are in that group.

I am not driving the same kind of car that I did 10 - 15 years ago and I don't think twice about it.

Not every aircraft will be a 737, 319/320/321, 777, original 747, 330, etc with a lengthy production run.

I actually like flying on the 747 and am looking forward to an F award seat in the nose of a LH 747-800 soon. I have never flown an A380 but I am sure it is a great plane as well.

If I do a similar F flight on a 777X or A350 in 5 or 6 years, I expect it will be equally as nice.