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How can someone write an ode to the 747 while simultaneously decrying "vile, predatory capitalism"? I suggest anyone wanting to read something non-hypocrytical
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
How can someone write an ode to the 747 while simultaneously decrying "vile, predatory capitalism"?
I suggest anyone wanting to read something non-hypocrytical about the 747 instead try https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/travel/747-airplane-jet-pilot.html https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/travel/747-airplane-je..., for some informed commentary that isn't half diatribe.
/end ironic rant
- crikli 9y agoI was rolling my eyes at the subtitle. The article devolved from there. Some great (sometimes indirect) information on why the 747 and to a lesser extent the A380 are being phased out, from my new favorite YouTube channel, Wendover Productions: The Economics of Long-Haul Flights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlIdzF1_b5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlIdzF1_b5M ETOPS: Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxSgbNQi-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxSgbNQi-g Politics of Aviation / 5 Freedoms of Aviation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thqbjA2DC-E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thqbjA2DC-E