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Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died by MattRogish on Friday September 02, 2016 @09:24AM (#12412824)
I have over 500,000 BIS lifetime miles and I'm still exited by the takeoff roll. Airlines are starting to retire 744s. If you have a chance, find a way to ride in the upper deck. It's quite something!
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Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died by tcas on Friday September 02, 2016 @10:11AM (#12413134)
AirFrance does coach on the upper deck -- you might need to pay a tiny bit more to get them, but definitely not the same as a business class ticket.

I highly recommend trying to get a seat up there as well. It has less seats than a regional jet in a coach config, and you feel completely isolated from the chaos below.

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Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died by coob on Friday September 02, 2016 @01:05PM (#12414494)
In coach on the upper deck with Virgin if you're by the window seat you get a nice extra shelf too.
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