Originally Posted by
C441
…….but remains enormously popular with passengers; particularly Premium passengers. I would suggest that "disaster" is ever-so-slightly overplaying the case. If the 748I is so wonderful, is there a reason why there are very few 748-I's in use as passenger aircraft relative to the number of A380's?
Either way, both are now difficult to justify against modern long-range twins (except as a freighter which, it seems, is where the 748I is well suited).
I would suggest that the 748 was to slow to market and that the 380 had the lions share by the time it was ready to go. The specs are brilliant and it’s empty weight I believe is approx 50,000 kg less than the 380.