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Atlas Air Flight 5Y095 is a Boeing 747-8.

bombcar 3y ago
This is likely a complete nothing burger, that plane is going to be quite old and unrelated to other Boeing issues. The flames were a nice touch.
- psunavy03 3y ago
  The newest Atlas 747-8 is less than 3 years old.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Boeing is still making 747s?
    - twalla 3y ago
      The "final" 747-8 was delivered about a year ago. Demand has been low since the turn of the century but there had been a small backlog and trickle of orders from cargo carriers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#End_of_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#End_of_production
      - bombcar 3y ago
        Interesting, has anyone found the tail number of this one?
        grepfru_it 3y ago
        The one with the burning engines? N859GT The last 747-8 off the assembly line? N863GT
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - Morte42 3y ago
      Its a 747–8, the 8 referencing the Dreamliner plane that is the backbone of a lot of Boeing's current fleet. These planes are relatively new and cost over 400 million a piece dwarfing the 737 Max 9s 120 million. They are really something to look at if you ever get the opportunity but given their enormous size and air travels recent trials and tribulations, a lot of airlines opted for smaller and cheaper planes so this monster is used for cargo mostly. Not an old plane or second class by any stretch of the imagination though. Its probably the plane I enjoyed looking into more than any other out of Boeing's current fleet.
      - bombcar 3y ago
        The Dreamliner is the 787, the 747 is the old four-engine jumbo, the 747-8 being the last generation of it.
        Morte42 3y ago
        The number 8 at the end of is a reference to the 787 because the 787 contributed a lot of technology to the 747-8. The 747-8 is not an old 747.
- Kluggy 3y ago
  > The Atlas Boeing 747-8 is eight years old, according to the FAA https://www.reuters.com/world/us/atlas-air-says-cargo-aircraft-landed-miami-after-engine-malfunction-2024-01-19/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/atlas-air-says-cargo-aircra...
arcastroe 3y ago
How are the model numbers decided? I would naively -- and probably incorrectly-- assume higher is newer (747 newer than 737)
- Kluggy 3y ago
  It seems like no one really knows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes#Model_naming_convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes#Mo...
- Morte42 3y ago
  The model numbers dont have anything to do with age in general, they were supposed to refer to tht type of aircraft but when Boeing was feeling confident it would give its future jets bigger numbers to imply improvement or advancement but then when the newer jets started having issues they would adopt modifications of older naming schemes to reassure customers. Over the years that left the whole scheme in tatters.

This is likely a complete nothing burger, that plane is going to be quite old and unrelated to other Boeing issues. The flames were a nice touch.

psunavy03 3y ago
The newest Atlas 747-8 is less than 3 years old.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Boeing is still making 747s?
  - twalla 3y ago
    The "final" 747-8 was delivered about a year ago. Demand has been low since the turn of the century but there had been a small backlog and trickle of orders from cargo carriers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#End_of_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747#End_of_production
    - bombcar 3y ago
      Interesting, has anyone found the tail number of this one?
      - grepfru_it 3y ago
        The one with the burning engines? N859GT The last 747-8 off the assembly line? N863GT
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - Morte42 3y ago
    Its a 747–8, the 8 referencing the Dreamliner plane that is the backbone of a lot of Boeing's current fleet. These planes are relatively new and cost over 400 million a piece dwarfing the 737 Max 9s 120 million. They are really something to look at if you ever get the opportunity but given their enormous size and air travels recent trials and tribulations, a lot of airlines opted for smaller and cheaper planes so this monster is used for cargo mostly. Not an old plane or second class by any stretch of the imagination though. Its probably the plane I enjoyed looking into more than any other out of Boeing's current fleet.
    - bombcar 3y ago
      The Dreamliner is the 787, the 747 is the old four-engine jumbo, the 747-8 being the last generation of it.
      - Morte42 3y ago
        The number 8 at the end of is a reference to the 787 because the 787 contributed a lot of technology to the 747-8. The 747-8 is not an old 747.
Kluggy 3y ago
> The Atlas Boeing 747-8 is eight years old, according to the FAA https://www.reuters.com/world/us/atlas-air-says-cargo-aircraft-landed-miami-after-engine-malfunction-2024-01-19/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/atlas-air-says-cargo-aircra...

arcastroe 3y ago

How are the model numbers decided? I would naively -- and probably incorrectly-- assume higher is newer (747 newer than 737)

Kluggy 3y ago
It seems like no one really knows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes#Model_naming_convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes#Mo...
Morte42 3y ago
The model numbers dont have anything to do with age in general, they were supposed to refer to tht type of aircraft but when Boeing was feeling confident it would give its future jets bigger numbers to imply improvement or advancement but then when the newer jets started having issues they would adopt modifications of older naming schemes to reassure customers. Over the years that left the whole scheme in tatters.