Originally Posted by
tornadoken
Launching 777 in 1990 United forced Boeing to “treat us at a new level of respect (to) work with us to deliver something(never)delivered before(:a)service-ready airplane (that)works” K.Sabbagh,21st.Century Jet,Scribner,96,P53: that author had "access".
Very grizzled Ppruners remember concrete tie-downs on a couple of dozen 747-100 gliders, Everett, 1970. That got fixed and the type transformed all our lives. Don't gloat about A380, just wait for the same outcome.
I dont understand those guys that criticize Airbus for delays of such completley new machine. Would be better a belly landing? or a crash? In the same chair position at EADS I would welcome delay then incidents, and those air carrier managers that look into this only on the losses of profit could go to hell in my opinion.
As tornadoken said the 747 changed the history the Concorde the air travel untill her first and only one crash.