Thank God we still have some 747's flying that have a Flight Engineer.. .I avoid Airbus like the plague, and -400s if I can, on international flights, and I do a lot.. .Unfortunately, it's becoming harder to do all the time, but I keep asking, AND I let the relavent airline know I'm doing it!. .Pity Boeing didn't build more -300's. ."If it ain't a Classic Boeing, I ain't going!"