Originally Posted by
voyageur9
... and anybody want to venture a guess how many 747s will roll off the line after the Airbus shuts down the 380.
The 747-8F appears to still have a future - all those 747-400F and BCFs are not going to last forever, and if you want to carry more than ~100 tons, the 747 Freighter is the only game in town.
An old work buddy told me the Boeing isn't offering the 747-8 passenger version any more (although if someone came in and wanted to buy a bunch I'm sure Boeing would reconsider...), but I'm guessing the -8 Freighter will be in production for another decade.
The real question is how much longer will Airbus be willing to throw good money after bad on the A380 - at the current production rate they aren't even selling them for what it costs to build one...