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Originally Posted by Amuro Ray
Are all the seats on their own? One small thing I hate about business seats nowadays is that they concentrate so much on comfort they forget that sometimes people travel with say... a significant other...
not to mention faster cruise speeds 
4 engines > 2 engines |
haha remember the motto back then 4 engines 4 long haul from airbus or VS? I might've been Leahy who said that. Look at where we are at right now... A388 might be the last quad we'll see in a while. Darn...
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Originally Posted by Lord Disick
Not too many Airliners are going for the 7478 to use on passenger routes because the 77X and A350 are the two airplanes most airliners are going to get for med-long haul looking a few years ahead. The 7478 has done well when it comes to cargo but passenger wise it hasn't and I don't know if Boeing was really intended it to be successful passenger jet.
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I don't think Boeing or any aviation members thought the 748i would sell like hot cakes. From an development stand point, most of the cost was sunk into the freighter version so it made sense to spend a little more to develop a passenger version.
From a business standpoint, it offer an alternative to the A388 oppose to none.