[LIBERTARIAN JOE]

Somebody needs to send this to that Branson guy that owns Virgin Airlines... he said a while back that Boeing would never sell another 747 after Airbus came out with the A380.

There's no substitute for the 747, and I bet these eight 747's will accomplish something that the A380 will never be able to... make a profit for their company.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Smug bastard. Hope he gets to eat his 380s.

[longtermmemmory]

for those who don't know all the model numbers, can someone explain the 747-400? Is this that comeptor to the a380 that was going to be built?

and now a really silly question, can a modern day 747 use a shorter runway? This way some of the regional airports don't have to extend (buy land) runways?

[ARA]

Now boeing will market the 747 Advanced for Passenger service... Still not as big as the 380 but it can land anywhere a 747 can land now.... Very cool

[Seaplaner]

Branson ...said ...that Boeing would never sell another 747 after Airbus came out with the A380.

Dang, and here I thought that Branson was somehow smart.

On a related issue, unless I missed something, EADS doesn't appear to be what one might term "forthcoming" about the A380 delays.

Reluctance to own up to design "issues" (if that's what it is) should give pause to any prudent prospective airplane buyer.

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[Larry Lucido]

that Branson guy that owns Virgin Airlines... he said a while back that Boeing would never sell another 747

Yep, now I'm beginning to wonder whether they are really virgins, too.