Styoopid airline executives!
Exactly. Pity all those pilots that lost their jobs with airlines that have flown the 747. I'm sure that those airlines that have gone under, did so because they flew four engine aircraft. Maybe we should begin flying only one engine aircraft....think of the savings.
flying 747s- note how many airlines have or are in the process of getting rid of the old girl entirely, and the current sales figures of two v four engined aircraft.
It was a great aeroplane in it's time, but it had four engines because there were no ETOPs when it was conceived, nor were their any engines with enough thrust to make it a twin.
EK seems to love the whale, and if it keeps making money, great.
But it does so in spite of having four engines, not because of it.
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While I agree that the A v B debate can get a bit childish at times, might I also point out that I don't get why so many people think it is beneath them to discuss aeroplanes and flying on an Aviation website?
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The novelty factor of the A380 is starting to wear off and the project itself was over budget and over timeline, EADS have openly stated that if it breaks even they will be satisfied.
Right now you cannot lease one(although that is rumoured to be changing soon), there are no second-hand ones for a good price and with the exception of Transaero, no one is really looking at a high-density LOPA.
Most people in the asset side of the business know that EK was gifted two of them plus a free A318 bizjet for one of the Sheikhs just to keep the deal from derailing. I wonder why it took Akhbar in DOH so long to buy some...
The seat/mile economics are wonderful - if you almos fill it but with it's higher operating costs I would wonder what the break-even loadfactor is on it.
Right now you cannot lease one(although that is rumoured to be changing soon), there are no second-hand ones for a good price and with the exception of Transaero, no one is really looking at a high-density LOPA.
Most people in the asset side of the business know that EK was gifted two of them plus a free A318 bizjet for one of the Sheikhs just to keep the deal from derailing. I wonder why it took Akhbar in DOH so long to buy some...
The seat/mile economics are wonderful - if you almos fill it but with it's higher operating costs I would wonder what the break-even loadfactor is on it.
