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Emirates’ Tim Clark Slams Airlines Over Poor Use of Airbus A380
Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark has always been a strong advocate of the A380 and says Airbus will rue the day it cancelled the superjumbo program. In an exclusive interview with Andreas Spaeth in Berlin on the eve of his upcoming 70th birthday and ahead of the Dubai Air Show, he reflected on the past, present and future of the A380 in the first of a two-part series. (www.airlineratings.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I just miss the L1011.
Has Lockheed ever made a bad airplane? If so, I must have missed it. The only problem with Lockheed is that they charge too much for their superior products.
If these planes had a cargo version they would be much, much more profitable. The amount of cargo 747s is scary.
Have seen a passenger 747 only. There is a Captain Joe video that shows the 747 cargo space, and I definitely agree that it's creepy. It opens from the nose rather than from the side.
The cargo version of the 747 is purposely designed for cargo use. Hence the nose opening. The 747-8 is a purpose built cargo aircraft and that’s the only way they are selling it. Both, FedEx and UPS are purchasing them to replace their currently aging fleet.
I thought that Lufthansa has 747-8 pax as well??
they are not a good design for cargo -- for their size and fuel consumption, they cannot carry much cargo weight. Airbus attempted to market a cargo version as a package freighter for fedex or ups (geberally lighter weight relative for cargo volume), but initial orders for that version fell through and they stopped development