Is the SuperJumbo era nearing its end?
July 29, 2016
With newer, more efficient planes crowding the market, demand for super-jumbos appears to be ending, and with it production of the A380 and 747.
With newer, more efficient planes crowding the market, demand for super-jumbos appears to be ending, and with it production of the A380 and 747.
In a move to even out production as new models come online, Boeing is adjusting its production rates on current versions.
For a nearly 50-year design that’s been declared dead over and over, fans of the Boeing 747 have been given more proof that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Korean Air has just taken on its first 747-8 Intercontinental, a stretched…
The plane that never was: Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787 Photo: Boeing Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges…
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new orders for several years. That’s
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new orders for several years. That’s
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new orders for several years. That’s
The Boeing 747, the first true jumbo jet, has been in service since 1969, so many people are surprised that they are not only still in service, but still in production! Lufthansa, one of the 747’s biggest boosters took delivery of the 1500th…
GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details
In probably the biggest embarrassment a pilot could have, the world’s largest cargo plane, a modified 747-400, landed at Wichita’s civil airport instead of a nearby Air Force base. The problem? Airport runway is too short for take-off….
With newer, more efficient planes crowding the market, demand for super-jumbos appears to be ending, and with it production of the A380 and 747.
In a move to even out production as new models come online, Boeing is adjusting its production rates on current versions.
For a nearly 50-year design that’s been declared dead over and over, fans of the Boeing 747 have been given more proof that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Korean Air has just taken on its first 747-8 Intercontinental, a stretched…
The plane that never was: Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787 Photo: Boeing Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges…
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new
Airbus’s super-jumbo A380, which has now been flying for 8 years, has finally broken even…but there have been no new
The Boeing 747, the first true jumbo jet, has been in service since 1969, so many people are surprised that they are not only still in service, but still in production! Lufthansa, one of the 747’s biggest boosters took delivery of the 1500th…
GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details
In probably the biggest embarrassment a pilot could have, the world’s largest cargo plane, a modified 747-400, landed at Wichita’s civil airport instead of a nearby Air Force base. The problem? Airport runway is too short for take-off….