Originally Posted by turnandburn
747 freighter out, 777 freighter in due noise.
What is the status of the LHR noise regulations ? I “heard” the noise regulations that were due to come in were deferred as BA/VS said they will not stop operating 744s for some time yet.
Originally Posted by B-HKD
Lufthansa confirmed that that they will have no problem operating without the stab fuel until the solution is found.
They are confident the aircraft will have a 8000nm range with a economical payload and should gain 300-400nm when they get the stab fuel.
Longest route they use their 744 on currently (and longest route in the network) is FRA-EZE.
FRA-EZE is only around 6300 nm, which is like a eastbound HKG-LAX. They have said it will not be a problem over their route network, which is a lot short of 8000 nm.
Lufthansa operate their 747-8Is with only 386 seats, very little capacity change over their latest 744s configuration.