CX could have had 747-8i's at an eyewateringly low price as an interim til the 777X turned up. But no. Fit would have been 9 (proper) First, 68 lie-flat business, 360 total. And enough load carrying capacity to carry a full load on a 16 hour sector. And we already have 14 of the type in service. And a simulator. And the crews would require zero extra training to fly it.