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Old Oct 31, 2001 | 6:56 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mktozd:
It seems to me that having 747s is the mark of a world airline. Could you imagine Lufthansa of British Airways without them? Of course the economics of the 777 are better, but still I think its cool to have 747s. </font>
And yet BA is downsizing many of its routes from 747s to 777s (which are much more economical to fly: 2 engines are cheaper than 4). While the perception may be that you need a 747 to be "world class", that's not reality any more.
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