Originally Posted by
armchairpilot94116
The 380 set out to kill the 747 passenger version as a revenge to Boeing for all that profit the 747 made.. But they forgot that old saying about revenge.... first dig two graves....one for the victim and one for yourself.
I do not recall seeing a good trustworthy analysis how much exactly profit was made on 747. If you ask my opinion, the main reasons why the profit was made 1) much less costly initial development and certification process compared to the current rules; 2) huge grandfathering of certification (cheap one see point 1) into next models; 3) success of -400. There is no way 747 can make money today for Boeing be it a fully new model. While -8 managed to grandfather quite some elements, it is not making money. Apart from -8, there was about 1400 produced but it was split over 5 different major variants and about 20 engine models - doesnt work today.