Originally Posted by
Moby Dick
Not to change the subject, but on the 744 vs. 777 debate. I have a UAL buddy who says the 777 from Australia has to carry an extra 40K of fuel to meet multi-ETOPS requirements. That's 40K of weight unavailable for cargo.
The 744 has no such restrictions. Just food for thought.
Good point. Also we may be over looking the 777 options. If we applied what we could sell a 777 option for (especially while the sub prime no interest liar loan bubble is still inflating with the dual government subsidized fantasy foreign airlines) and applied that to the 747 they could probably be net free or even paid to take. Offset some of the fuel burn costs with cheaper refinery gas and it could be a real coup.