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Old 19th May 2008, 17:27
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Criticizing an A/C is short sighted? Any technology has its fans and detractors; I assure you the people who have 250M Euros to spend won't write checks based on cheerleading and fan base. This isn't a high school argument about whose football team is better. What as yet unimagined world changing impact is the 380 going to potentiate? Miniaturization? Engines that run on sea water? Sorry, all I see is a massive result of an exercise in current Technology. If it is wildly successful, that's fine with me. In the near term, our industry is looking at lighter loads, which means smaller aircraft. If you can teach people to love the 380, great. I'm waiting to see what Herb Kelleher does. Try to tell pax to congregate in groups of 430~ and fly at very specific times only, that would help your 380. (Charter?)

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