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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by zoonil
I guess a lot of people are thinking four engines are better than two! Why else will Virgin Atlantic paint all their planes with "four engines for the altantic" or something similar to that ( I don't remember the exact phrase)
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The words were "four engines for long haul". But that is no longer the case. The VS 346s that visit SYD have had the slogan removed. IIRC, VS are now buying 2 engine long haul aircraft.
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