G.Khan: Sorry mate, don't want to start an argument but the two item I mentioned are fact.
The 747 in percentage terms sold only small numbers to US operators. The large numbers and greater majority were sold to non US operators. Admittedly though, US operator orders were the ones that saved Boeing and got the 747 off the drawing board to become one of one worlds great aircraft.
Regarding A380 orders. If you want to talk about categories then I am referring to all jets since the 707. The A380 already has the second highest number of orders in history for a commercial airliner before first flight. The highest was the A320. So one could use that as one of the guideline towards describing it as "successful"
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