Jimmbbo
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Joined: 10/1/2003 From: Fresno, CA, USA Status: offline
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With all the A380 delays (first delivery has been slipped for the third time to October 2007 - anyone taking bets on whether that date is gonna hold?), reckon the door is opened for Boeing's 747-8, especially for current 747 operators (parts, training, support are already in place) - The way things are going at Airbus, the Boeing 787 may be available before they can deliver And, yes I like California wine Cheers! Jim http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/747-8_facts.html "The 747-8 Intercontinental is the only jetliner in the 400- to 500-seat market, stretched 5.6 m (18.3 ft) from the 747-400 to provide 467 seats in a three-class configuration and a 14,815-km (8,000-nmi) range. Using 787-technology engines, the airplane will be quieter, produce lower emissions, and achieve better fuel economy than any competing jetliner. Compared to the 747-400, the 747-8 Intercontinental will provide nearly equivalent trip costs and 10 percent lower seat-mile costs, plus 28 percent greater cargo volume. Operating economics will offer a significant improvement over the A380. The 747-8 is more than 11 percent lighter per seat than the A380 and will consume 10 percent less fuel per passenger than the 555-seat airplane. That translates into a trip-cost reduction of 19 percent and a seat-mile cost reduction of more than 3 percent, compared to the A380. Both the 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter can use the existing infrastructure and ground equipment at most airports worldwide."
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