Originally Posted by Rainboe
Sky9 puts it nicely. Is the FAA going to ban ETOPs operations, or is that mysteriously 'acceptable' these days when Boeing wants to sell 777s that are not disadvantaged against the rest of the world's 747s? I was told recently there are only 12 747s on the US register with US majors- I don't know if it is true, but it certainly seems it!
At last count, UA had 30 active 747s and 33 in flyable storage. NW has 34 active 747s and 25 in storage.