Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died
by gumby on Friday September 02, 2016 @01:02PM
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A lot of them are system issues: you need a LOT of passengers going point-point, and you need the airport infrastructure.
Consider the A380: it can only fly into airports that have been modified/built for them; takes forever to load/unload passengers, and only works for a few long haul routes. Most airlines are losing money on it (few are in the Qantas/Emirates mode) and thus the order book is not strong. I doubt anyone will build a larger plane.
Consider the A380: it can only fly into airports that have been modified/built for them; takes forever to load/unload passengers, and only works for a few long haul routes. Most airlines are losing money on it (few are in the Qantas/Emirates mode) and thus the order book is not strong. I doubt anyone will build a larger plane.