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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 3:39 pm
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Nightflyer787
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Originally Posted by The Lev
There was the 747-400 offering similar range and the right speed for transpacific corridors (but likely too much lift for many of AC's routes).
The 747-400 doesn’t have the range to do routes like YYZ-HKG/PEK/PVG/ICN, YVR-SYD. AC opened those with the 340

The speed thing is an urban myth. We flew the 340 (and 330) at cruise machs of .80-.84 depending on whether we had a headwind or tailwind. The 747-400 cruises at .85-.86. Yes it’s faster but that hardly makes a difference. It was faster than anything else until the 787 came along. The 767 cruises at .80.
We fly the 787 at .84-.86.
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