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It's not about the aircraft, just the engines. Engines got so much more reliable through the 80's and 90's that it made more sense (though regulation lagged a
by ajross 3y ago
It's not about the aircraft, just the engines. Engines got so much more reliable through the 80's and 90's that it made more sense (though regulation lagged a bit) to do those long haul flights with larger twin engine configurations, which are inherently more efficient (bigger fans spin faster on the outside enabling higher bypass at the same RPM).
The aircraft itself was otherwise mostly common with the A330, which still sells well enough (and is being replaced by the evolved A350).
- esotericimpl 3y ago[dead]
- panick21_ 3y agoA330 isn't being replaced by A350. They just spend a lot of effort upgrading the A330 including with a new wing.