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So things I've learned in this 744 discussion. I had no idea we have the first 744 ever made?
N661US?
This planespotters thing shows we own 5 of the oldest 11 744s of which, 3 of the 11 are not even flying and one is cargo. So we have all 3 of the oldest passenger 744s and 5 of the oldest 8 passenger 744s.
So what do we supposed the net gain in 744s would be? What would it have been if it had been a 773 order?
Did you know that hull number 6302 is then first hull in service? 6301, while having the honor of being the first produced, was kept as a Boeing test bed for 18 months, and Boeing paid us for the privilege of doing so...
There are only slight differences between 6301-6310, and 6311-6314. 15&16 are much newer, and are slightly improved still...