Originally Posted by
Cofyknsult
I would like the 777 more than the 340 if the airline geniuses didn't cram a middle seat in Business Class,
There are several airlines that don't have a middle/non-window/aisle seat in BC for the 777.
but there it is: When Boeing has to establish a world distance record by flying HKG - LHR in the WRONG direction,
Airbus has done its share of meaningless "record" flights too. The only meaningful records are ones that allow you to do the flight with a useful payload.
it clearly shows that the only record worth breaking is Australia - Europe nonstop and that they are not ready to do anything more useful than the A 340-500.
The 777 can do LON-SYD but not he other way around with a useful payload. The 340-500 can't in either direction.
I wish the 787 luck and I look forward to fly in it. But you do not establish a plane's superiority by degrading the competition. It's simple bad manners.
We don't know firm numbers about the 787 yet but it is established that 777-300ER and -200LR are superior to the corresponding Airbus products in every important measure.