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re: United Airline's Final Boeing 747 flight is today
Posted on 11/7/17 at 12:09 pm to Reservoir dawg
Posted on 11/7/17 at 12:09 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Continental was horrible in the 80's and early 90's.
you know you're not doing things right when your head honcho gets kicked out of the business and banned for life
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 12:11 pm to JBeam
The 777 has longer range and is more fuel efficient. The later model Airbus aircraft are as well. With introduction of the A350 and the 787, a lot of international routes are now going to move to these aircraft.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 12:24 pm to 777Tiger
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you know you're not doing things right when your head honcho gets kicked out of the business and banned for life
Lol I remember reading after Bethune took the job he flew on company flight to get an overall experience. He said there were 3 different colors of seats in coach. Many had been pulled out of other types of planes. They had like 10 or 11 different types of aircraft in the fleet at one time. Their Airbus A300's were nicknamed A360's, as they always came back to the gate because of mechanical issues.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 1:16 pm to member12
787 and A350 will rule the skies within 5 years
Posted on 11/7/17 at 1:43 pm to jcaz
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787 and A350 will rule the skies within 5 years
The 777, which looks like a whale with wings from a distance, is also wildly popular.
A320 and 737 remain the most popular airframes on the market though. They have 3-5 year backlogs for each of them.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 1:45 pm to jcaz
I have flown a handful of flights IAH to FRA on Lufthansa in the 380. They have all been the smoothest transatlantic flights I have ever had. I know nothing of aerodynamics and aeronautical engineering but it must be the size, correct?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:01 pm to bamaphan13
Were you coach or business class. I ask because obviously business class will be a nice ride , but how was coach on a A380 (assuming you were back there)?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:06 pm to Tiger Prawn
i took a BA 787 to LHR a few weekdays ago and took a BA 744 to MIA on the way back. The 747 is a beautiful nostalgic bird, but her time is long gone.
This post was edited on 11/8/17 at 7:11 am
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:10 pm to crazycubes
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Were you coach or business class.
Both...Business/First are all upstairs.
Premium Economy and Economy are down. Never sat in true economy but did the premium economy just last month and it was a nice happy medium. A big improvement over economy but noticeably not business.
Business has just gotten too expensive to justify for me. In the past you could find a ticket for 5-6k to Europe but now they are running over 7k at a minimum.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:12 pm to member12
Distinctly remember my very first flight. DFW to Miami and the 747 was the plane to and from. I never left my seat and my headphones but my older sisters got a tour of the plane upstairs and cockpit. No pics of sisters and the cock.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:21 pm to member12
The 777X (replacement for 777-200 and -300's) only has 300 orders but will fill that small niche the 787 and A350 can't fill.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:27 pm to Sao
quote:You want to see some?
No pics of sisters and the cock.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:47 pm to member12
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The 777, which looks like a whale with wings from a distance, is also wildly popular.
watch that mister! that's a beautiful jet
Posted on 11/7/17 at 2:54 pm to member12
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The 777, which looks like a whale with wings from a distance, is also wildly popular.
Yeah the 777 is a pretty good plane, but the resemblance to whale is uncanny
Posted on 11/8/17 at 8:37 am to TH03
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I've never gotten to fly in one and it's my favorite
Been on a 747 about 25 times or so in the last 30+ years and every time I’m amazed at how smooth take off is.
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:16 am to member12
Just landed in Detroit in the last hour on the Delta 747 from Seoul. Got a ride upstairs as a last minute surprise. The pilot said that they were expecting to retire them by now.
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:57 am to CuseTiger
The 777 and 747 are both great planes....but the 747 is legitimately pretty.
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:58 am to goofball
The 747 is still big in the cargo industry
Posted on 11/8/17 at 10:00 am to goofball
737 coming out of the sky
Won't you take me down to Memphis
On a midnight ride?
Won't you take me down to Memphis
On a midnight ride?
Posted on 11/8/17 at 10:12 am to member12
The 787 can do this though.
The 777 has so many variants it makes a moe logical plane for long haul carriers than the 777.
The 777 has so many variants it makes a moe logical plane for long haul carriers than the 777.
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