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Old 14th July 2004 | 14:50
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747FOCAL
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When it comes to repairs and dispatch, the 7E7 will go down in history as the cost leader and I do not mean that it will be better.

Composites will cost more than a exact copy metallic. Will the fuel burn reduction from weight reduction overcome this. We will have to wait and see.
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