A380 in Exeter...hmmm A380 in Glasgow....er...no. 787 is 20% more fuel efficient per pax mile than any other aircraft=300 pax to New York burns 20% less fuel than 300 equivalent bodies in an A380. Economies of scale go out of the window. Not only that but the turn round time of a 787 and the fact that it's going to be whizzing about at .85 means that it could do 3 new yorks a day- means more choice and flexibility on scheduling. Is every other airline in the world going to tie its schedules to the arrival of the inbound whale from wherever?
The 787 is a very interesting beast, composite, fly by wire, electric start engines and air conditioniong, cabin alt of 6000 feet, and ...it looks good!
oops that should be "conditioning".
And 787's got a nice shower, right?
I wonder if they gonna put it on a real plane though.
Now our Polish airline, LOT is looking for replacement for their 5 767's (2 x 200ER's and 3 x 300ER's)... They wanna buy either 6 A330-200's or 6 787's... I have a doubt which one they should choose... Of course it'll be all political decision but 330's would come sooner and are already flying while 787's are still in desiging process and may not be as good and effective as it sounds now... We'll see. They look nice though.