Boeing 747 days are numbered
Discussion
aeropilot said:
andyA700 said:
Teddy Lop said:
Speed 3 said:
I guess that's it for 4 engined civilian airliners then?With most of the -8s freighters and airlines looking to offload a380s, will these double deck behemoths still be something you're likely to fly on or even see in ten years? Seems the end of a era, they defined the ultra long haul.
I suppose the engine tech is about ready to think about a big twin double decker but with airbus burnt from the a380 (which never realized it's potential anyway) they and boeing would be waiting for airlines to come begging before they'd consider building it.
Flew to NYC today, last time was a 747 and I have to say it knocked spots off the 777 we came on today. Cabin seemed comfier, seemed to have more room (both premium economy) and just felt more 'special'
Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
That's just an airline specific issue though, surely? We only fly economy and had comfortably the worst transatlantic flight we've ever had on a 747. We were upstairs and I've never known anything so cramped, if I remember correctly one of the issues was the curve of the roof and how it meant the overhead bins had to sit.
Very pleased to return home on a 777 on that trip.
Very pleased to return home on a 777 on that trip.
ch37 said:
That's just an airline specific issue though, surely? We only fly economy and had comfortably the worst transatlantic flight we've ever had on a 747. We were upstairs and I've never known anything so cramped, if I remember correctly one of the issues was the curve of the roof and how it meant the overhead bins had to sit.
Very pleased to return home on a 777 on that trip.
Yep.Very pleased to return home on a 777 on that trip.
Seat config/space etc is all done to the individual airline, not the aircraft type.
However, that state of that wing is terrible, showing distinct lack of maintenance........or rather lack of staff to do anything more than the bare minimum for safety.
Greendubber said:
Flew to NYC today, last time was a 747 and I have to say it knocked spots off the 777 we came on today. Cabin seemed comfier, seemed to have more room (both premium economy) and just felt more 'special'
Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
What airline is that?Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
Eric Mc said:
Greendubber said:
Flew to NYC today, last time was a 747 and I have to say it knocked spots off the 777 we came on today. Cabin seemed comfier, seemed to have more room (both premium economy) and just felt more 'special'
Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
What airline is that?Service was crap too, hardly saw any stewards so got off feeling a little bit dried out, in flight entertainment died 2 hours before landing and it was the grubbiest aircraft I've ever been on, check out this wing...
It wasn't much cleaner on the inside!
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