A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about the superjumbo's future

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by tropo on Thursday February 07, 2019 @06:13PM (#19109647)

The flights aren't so long in the 747 though, because it is faster.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by jpatokal on Thursday February 07, 2019 @09:34PM (#19110982)

Not so: while the 747 is notionally faster in terms of maximum speed, most modern large jets all cruise at March 0.85.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by tropo on Friday February 08, 2019 @04:36PM (#19118924)

Of course one can fly slower. The 747 is still capable of 0.92 for most variants and 0.9 for the 747-8. Other passenger jets can't do that.

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