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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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