Flying on a Boeing 747

[paulguitar]

[quote=stevensdrs]I have a friend on BA206 from Miami to Heathrow tonight. It's a 23 year old 747 so I will find out soon what he thought of it.[/quote

I've done that flight many times, then a little 737 up to Manchester.

[djc206]

paulguitar said:

I've done that flight many times, then a little 737 up to Manchester.

I’m going to be that person sorry, it will have been an A320 up to Manchester from Heathrow for quite some time.

I feel slightly less of a prick for fixing the quote though.

[Dr Jekyll]

[paulguitar]

djc206 said:

paulguitar said:

I've done that flight many times, then a little 737 up to Manchester.

I’m going to be that person sorry, it will have been an A320 up to Manchester from Heathrow for quite some time.

I feel slightly less of a prick for fixing the quote though.

Busted, and busted.

[djc206]

Just found this on my phone. She can even give piggy backs

[Ayahuasca]

Another option is to contract Coronavirus abroad - the UK govt will fly you back on a 747.

[halfpenny43]

djc206 said:

Just found this on my phone. She can even give piggy backs

Can I ask where that is ?

[djc206]

halfpenny43 said:

Can I ask where that is ?

Space Center Houston. It’s great, you can even go up into the shuttle on top.

[Cold]

Upstairs in my little cocoon on a BA flight back from Vancouver last year.

[halfpenny43]

djc206 said:

halfpenny43 said:

Can I ask where that is ?

Space Center Houston. It’s great, you can even go up into the shuttle on top.

Awesome !
Thanks for that - needs to be added to my "Places to visit" list !

[aeropilot]

KLM operated it last ever passenger flight of a 747 today, Mexico City to Schiphol.

[Shakermaker]

djc206 said:

Space Center Houston. It’s great, you can even go up into the shuttle on top.

Can you steal it, like in the opening to Moonraker?

[BrettMRC]

Shakermaker said:

Can you steal it, like in the opening to Moonraker?

No, needs a rolling start...

[Trevatanus]

Willie Walsh hinting we may have seen the last of their 747’s
https://airlinerwatch.com/iag-plans-early-retireme...

[aeropilot]

Trevatanus said:

Willie Walsh hinting we may have seen the last of their 747’s
https://airlinerwatch.com/iag-plans-early-retireme...

They were all due to have gone by 2025 anyway, so its not a surprise that it will be brought forward. I wonder how many of their A380's will not fly again as well.

From that same link above, Lufthansa are planning early fleet retirements as well, as they also don't expect a pre-virus level of international travel either.
Lufthansa are looking to retire six Airbus A380, seven Airbus A340-600, three Airbus A340-300, five Boeing 747-400, and 11 A320ceo aircraft.

[surveyor]

Given there are is no real market for used A380's. and I can't see that improving, I would have thought it might be better to park them at the desert and wait for the market to improve. Fuel costs at least may well be lower.

Edited by surveyor on Tuesday 7th April 20:20

[Eric Mc]

An A380 pudding would be interesting.

[surveyor]

Eric Mc said:

An A380 pudding would be interesting.

Cheers Eric... Too much of a bite for me

[aeropilot]

surveyor said:

Given there are is no real market for used A380's.

Not even at the drastically reduced prices you can now buy one for.

While the last published price list of an A380 was $445 million, the 380's value has been plummeting for some time, with the Covid-19 effect certain not to improve matters.

Recently estimated market value of an A380 now ranges between $77 million for a 2005-build "half-life" aircraft and $276 million for a new 2019-build aircraft in "full-life" condition....talk about drive off the forecourt depreciation

But 10 years from now, the spare-parts value of an A380 could be as little as $35 million.

[alangla]

aeropilot said:

But 10 years from now, the spare-parts value of an A380 could be as little as $35 million.

Wonder how much Air France got for that one that went to the scrappy in Knock?