Originally Posted by
PAXboy
The public often have zero idea what type of a/c they are on. Any wide body can automatically be dubbed a 'jumbo'.
Not just the general public either - try this from the Times (once arguably a respected source of news) regarding the 777 fly-by sacking:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3427696.ece
"Jumbo Jet" in the headline
and the first para, in between the video, showing... clearly not a jumbo jet. I think I would have known this wasn't a jumbo at about age 10.
