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A stretch too far: 747-800
01 February 2006
Boeing has finally launched the 747-800. Its predecessor was a revolutionary aircraft, but there are doubts that this stretch will be able to compete with the A380.
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Aircraft manufacturers have a habit of overstating the importance of their aircraft, but the 747 deserves a special mention. It is 34 years since the first 747 entered service with PanAm and the aircraft changed transatlantic travel forever. Boeing is hoping that the 747-800 will add to the aircraft's success.
Boeing officially launched the 747-800 programme in November. Cargolux has ordered 10 747-800 Freighters and Nippon Cargo Airlines has ordered eight.
We asked three appraisers what they thought of the 747-800.
Jack B Feir & Associates – a long time coming
It has been a long time coming, but Boeing is finally going to stretch the 747 – something that has been contemplated for a very long time. Like any good stretch programme, this ought to lead to lower operating cost per seat-mile and tonne-mile. It is also advantageous for Boeing to add a little more distance between its own 777...
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