Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 777X certification

Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by alkonaut on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:56PM (#27653655)

It appears to be an excellent plane, but it was the Concorde of its time. Or the F-35. Too large and complex to build and too few customers. The economic downturn and seismic shift in demand from hub and spoke as you point out was the nail in the coffin. I desperately need to go fly one of the “good ones” before they are all converted to 100% economy and then retired…

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by PicassoCTs on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:11PM (#27653778)

The biggest irony of the whole affair is, that the notorious delayed berlin airport was redesigned and rebuilt, to accommodate the A380 and when it was finally done, the plane was no longer relevant.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by raverbashing on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:26PM (#27653905)

Yeah but the changes needed are not exclusive for the A380, but fit the 777 and 350 as well (I think. At least the 777 and of course the 747 which is more common)

Most airports came before the A380, you'd change one/two gates at most.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by alkonaut on Sunday June 27, 2021 @03:08PM (#27654297)

777X gets folding wingtips, is that to fit in gates without needing any such changes?

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by coredog64 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:12PM (#27654862)

The original 777 had an option for folding wingtips. ISTR American Airlines asked for it so that they could operate out of some space constrained airports on domestic routes. The engineering was done, the avionics have options for folding wingtips, and then nobody ever ordered the plane with them.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by raverbashing on Sunday June 27, 2021 @03:22PM (#27654431)

Exactly that.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by 238475235243 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @03:13PM (#27654342)

Pretty much nobody flies the 747 any more for passenger ops.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by ciceryadam on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:08PM (#27655367)

Lufthansa does, 747-8s though.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by philjohn on Monday June 28, 2021 @02:42AM (#27658764)

You really do - flying business class on the top deck of the A380 is a very comfortable experience.

Doesn't beat the top deck of a 747 in business for the cool factor, but I've never woken up after an overnight flight feeling so refreshed before.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by ryanlol on Monday June 28, 2021 @03:03AM (#27658868)

The emirates first class on the A380 is a really special experience. It’s not the most polished F product out there anymore, but the shower is hard to beat.

Book the shower right before landing and step off the plane feeling nice and fresh. It’s always easy to spot the F pax from the unwashed masses.

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Re:Citing a serious flight test incident, FAA slows Boeing 7... by killingtime74 on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:13AM (#27660341)

TIL I am unwashed

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