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07-09-2007, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Connecticut
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The new "Dreamliner" or the Airbus A380 - which do you prefer?
Has anyone seen these two planes? They are stunning, and I don't even like to fly. The Airbus, IMO, looks a bit too large though for my tastes as it can carry a whopping 800 passengers.
What do you guys think of them?
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07-09-2007, 01:13 PM
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RoaredTheirTerribleRoars
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Fernandina Beach, northeast FL
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Each seems to be coming from a different point of view.
Sleek and fast vs gigantic and stately.
I actually am kind of excited about both of them.
I once got to sit inside a fake Concord cockpit and got excited about that, too.  |
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07-09-2007, 01:52 PM
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Opinionated Ogre
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Raider Nation._ Our band kicks brass
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Comparing a 787 to an A380 is like comparing an eighteen wheeler to a pickup truck. The A380 would have been a great long haul cargo plane, but FedEx and UPS both cancelled their orders. Airbus says 800 passengers. These days you have a hard time finding 150 people that all want to go to the same place at the same time. I can see Japan, and maybe China stuffing that many people in at once, but not too many other countries. I know that I wouldn't want to be humping 800 seats out of an A380 during a heavy check. Especially the ones that convert to full beds. The first class seats are heavy enough for me. I'm getting too old for that crap.
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07-10-2007, 09:47 AM
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Senior Moments!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Heck, I'm just happy in ANY aircraft where I can sit facing forward and be served food & drink by someone NOT wearing a green flight suit...  |
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07-10-2007, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Corpus Christi
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The 787 of course.....but then again I work for Boeing!
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07-13-2007, 10:04 PM
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The Godfather
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North Scottsdale, AZ
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Both look very nice but Airbus has shot itself in the foot with the A380. The problems they're having with the wiring has pushed back the delivery dates back which has upset many of it's customers. Besides the sheer size will prevent many US airports to handle a craft like the A380 while just about all can accomodate the 787 Dreamliner. My vote is for Boeing.
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07-14-2007, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Corpus Christi
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Thanks for all of your backing for the Boeing aircraft...I'm sure my stock will go up even higher.
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07-20-2007, 02:13 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Duluth, Minnesota area, USA
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Honestly, as a student the only thing I care about when flying is the price, and maybe that I get a window seat. You could stow me away in the luggage compartment or have me help out the flight attendants if it was cheaper to do that. Even long flights are short in the grand scheme of things.
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