Not sure where you got your numbers from Mode7, but this is Boeing's list as of May 31.
http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/
The 747ADV looks to be a worthy candidate, although John Leahy doesn't seem to agree, telling us journos at Toolooze a couple of weeks ago... “If Boeing is going to compete with the A380, it won’t be with the 747 Advanced. They’ll need a whole new aircraft, and until they do that, the A380 will dominate.”
A 747 with GEnx engines, a small fuselage plug for 440-460 seats, composite components added and a redesigned interior would be an attractive aircraft to fly on from a passenger's point of view, and for those airlines who would struggle to fill 550+ seats, a viable alternative.
Randy Baseler told us in April that the "747ADV is better than a 50/50 proposition", and could be launched at Paris.
Magoo
