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Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 to Become First Aircraft Casualties of Pandemic
Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 are likely to become the first aircraft casualties of the ongoing global crisis as the airline industry continues to shrink by the worldwide lockdown. (www.airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If it's anything like Nunavut Territory here, there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine period before venturing there. Not 1 single case so far.
I am still hoping the fly the queen 1 more time. I had planned on flying BA next week in Club World upper deck. I wonder if any of the current 747-400 operators are looking at converting some into a "Combi" configuration to haul more freight and less pax.
First time I saw a 747 was Fall 1969. I had just declared Course 16 (Aero/Astro) as my major at MIT. Was playing rugby. Our game paused while a 747 departing Logan passed nearby. It looked sooo big and sooo slow. Within a year, the Boeing 2707 (SST) was cancelled, ditto the MOL (Manned Orbiting Laboratory -- the Air Force Space Station), and it was a good time to go to grad school while the industry recovered.
I enjoyed the smoke filled Flying Tigers MAC charter flights from LAX to Kadena AB on Okinawa in the 747-200s they had. Even flying in the back, I was able to pass out (really tired and had been drinking prior to the flight) shortly after take-off and not wake up until 30 minutes outside Anchorage that included a stop in Oakland that completely slept through. Their pilots made some good flights.
Just booked a British Airways flight in November, and they are still showing the 747 for the SFO->LHR leg. I have flown this route monthly (until just recently :), and am very happy to have both the A380 and B747, for different reasons. I'm lucky to be able to fly first usually, and there is nothing like sitting in 1K coming into London :)
Just return from there.