the answer me thinks is a little bit closer to hand than all this speculation would suggest...just look at discovery magazine.."the 777, which will be the mainstay of our longhaul fleet".....ok not an exact quote ...I'm recalling it from the comfort of my chesterfield, but telling nevertheless. Also just talk to our European engineers about the suitability of the 747-8i in some of our Airports. I really think the future of Cx is most definitely with the triple...regardless of capacity issues