Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet
by stevehawk on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:26PM
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They'll almost certainly become cargo carriers. It's the main use for 747s these days.
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Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet
by supernova87a on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:33PM
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Can passenger versions get converted to cargo?
edit: hmm, looked into it for a minute, and while it has been done, it doesn't sound very popular at the moment due to cost: http://www.aircargopedia.com/passengertofreightpg.htm https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/air-cargo-boo...
Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet
by KMag on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:06AM
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That was the sales pitch when most observers thought the 747 was going to be the last subsonic long-haul passenger plane. "Don't worry about the supersonic plane we're currently designing, you'll be able to sell your 747 as a great easy-conversion cargo plane once the SST comes out."
Re:British Airways announces immediate retirement of 747 fleet
by lsllc on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:23PM
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Certainly can, even temporarily (this is an A380, but I assume it works for any aircraft).
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/a380-hi-fly-auxilary-frei...