Has anyone else found the A380 to be 'bouncy' in flight? I found it felt like a kind of slow harmonic vibration that made me feel like I was sitting on the end of a tree branch.

Probably just me...

Seriously? Too quiet? Isn't that like complaining that your wife/husband is too good looking?

I didn't find continuous movement on the 380, but when we did encounter turbulence, it was definitely at a lower frequency than other craft, as if you could feel the big fella slowly bending.

It all makes sense when you give the BA forum a read. :D

I wish my wife would complain about that! :eek:

Seriously. We're a spoiled lot. Just look for the various A380 threads on the BA board. They hate the CW cabin because it feels too much like a dorm, and service is slow, they don't like the F cabin because the toilet is too small. They think the service is slow, and they hate the fact that there isn't an audible engine whirring. (They/we, you know what I mean.)

My wife hates it when I go on about how hot she is...

They are. The 748i is nearly the same as the A380 in terms of cabin interior noise. The 787 is similar and the A350 will be as well.

Also, while the 748i isn't selling tremendously well in the passenger market the freighter version is doing pretty well. So I'd expect to see the planes around a while longer yet. Just maybe not as much with passengers on board.

We also may see it for quite a while longer if they choose the 748i over the 77W (or potentially the 77X) to replace the two current 747s that are used as Air Force One. The Pentagon is also exploring potential replacements for the "doomsday" planes which are currently modified 742s

Hope the sales numbers on the 748's passenger versions pick up...Apart from Lufthansa, not sure who else currently fly them..?

The Secret Service wants the president to have four engines. The betting around Everett is that Boeing will keep the production line open long enough for Uncle Sam to order two presidential aircraft plus a couple of sister E-4 "doomsday" aircraft. If they last as long as the current VC-25s (specialized 742s), they'll keep the 747 in the public eye through 2045 or so. That'll be 75 years since Pan Am inaugurated 747 service. Respectable when you consider the 707 was mostly eclipsed after only 20 years, the 727 after 30 or 35.

The passenger 748 is operated only by LH and some private VIPs. Korean Air, Air China, Transaero, and Arik Air (Nigeria) have a few on order. That's it.

I really like both aircraft - I have yet to fly on an A380 but I imagine I will enjoy the experience when I do.

I understand the affection for the B747 however, I think there are lots of nice looking aircraft.