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No 747 has been used for mainstream commercial passenger service for almost a year because it’s an old, uneconomical design that simply can’t compete anywhere e
by duelingjello 7y ago
No 747 has been used for mainstream commercial passenger service for almost a year because it’s an old, uneconomical design that simply can’t compete anywhere except in cargo.
- pintxo 7y agoAre you sure? According to this [1,2,3] there are currently 99 747s in the air, a quick check [4,5,6,7] shows, that at least some are passenger planes. [1] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/ https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/ [2] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B744 https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B744 [3] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B748 https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B748 [4] https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW117/history/20200108/0835Z/EGLL/KJFK https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW117/history/202001... [5] https://british-airways.flight-status.info/ba-117 https://british-airways.flight-status.info/ba-117 [6] https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH462/history/20200108/0910Z/EDDF/KMIA https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH462/history/202001... [7] https://lufthansa.flight-status.info/lh-462 https://lufthansa.flight-status.info/lh-462
- dotancohen 7y agoI flew a 747 on El Al last year. It's a great plane and I'll be sad to see it go, but it's not gone yet.