Originally Posted by acl65pilot

RA has commented on the four engine jets many times throughout the last decade, but keep in mind; The 748i is 20% more efficient than the 744. If DAL knows they can fill it, it makes sense to buy a handful of them. It just depends on where they want the airline to go. If they opt to operate an airline the 773 and the 748 could have their place. The 789 will also be a major player in our fleet going forward for those point to point routes in Asia, and the ME.

The 748i would be good on ATL-ICN (good enough for a 380), ATL-DXB, ATL-CAI, NYC-TLV, DTW-HKG, DTW-ICN, LAX-ICN, ATL-NRT, LAX-NRT, ATL-JNB etc. Anywhere we need a lot of cargo lift it makes sense. Frequency can solve that, but we lack lift and frequency in to a lot of markets.