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May 14, 2024 | 10:57 pm

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Originally Posted by TravellingChris (Post # 47)

Then they can do what some Canadian provinces did when they started to run out of license plate combinations: Ontario added an extra letter, Alberta went with an extra number.
Boeing could start over with the A707 as a totally new plane, which would give them the chance to subsequently develop a B707, C707, etc.
Or they could just slap a 1 in front of everything: 1737, 1747, 1787, etc.

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Originally Posted by ChamplinAl (Post # 51)

I'm not sure you technique is going to work. "A" is all ready being used by (you guessed it) AIRBUS. Try again.

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Originally Posted by TravellingChris (Post # 57)

It was humour, it wasn't a serious proposal obviously.

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Originally Posted by LaserSailor (Post # 60)

what? Is that permitted?

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