Sorry Wiz, I was trying to point out that the whale and 777 are for totally different markets. I don't understand why people always try and compare them. No-one would compare a 737 vs a 777 even though the 737 has less fuel burn per seat, same applies to the 380 vs 777 or any other twin. There is a huge market for big twins, but very few will have the routes/demand to make the 380 work.
A future fleet of 380s and 777s, or 380s and 350s would seem more cost effective than a mix of all the above. I hope they get it right, as I hope to be retired and using staff travel by then. (See, I didn't make any reference to the 777 having to leave with empty seats and leaving staff behind when the temp gets near ISA.
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Glofish, good find on the whale jab, as it was well cloaked by being called a "-300ER". I think there are still some straws left for you to grasp at though.
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