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corsicanguppy t1_izen5l7 wrote
Reply to comment by jirfin in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
"Boeing. Where safety has value ... we can charge for"
corsicanguppy t1_izemw1t wrote
Reply to comment by thishasntbeeneasy in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
They don't allow engagements until much later than 43 days in Seattle.
BedrockFarmer t1_izemlq8 wrote
I’m surprised that they were still being newly manufactured TBH.
jirfin t1_izembl4 wrote
Remember how Boeing put a bunch of important features behind a pay wall in their new jets and a whole bunch of jets crashed due to that and no one went to jail for that…well Pepperidge Farms remembers and still won’t fly because of that
vibranium-501 t1_izelvcf wrote
Reply to comment by koko-jumbo in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
But that does mean they are reducing redundancy the same way they reduce maintenance cost.
MrMitchWeaver t1_izelh9c wrote
Reply to comment by fantasmoofrcc in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
If the definition of gadget is "technological object that we find interesting regardless of size" I guess it fits the bill.
747Bclass t1_izekdul wrote
Nice 😊
Neverlost99 t1_izej9w5 wrote
Reply to comment by anonanon1313 in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
Only flew on the one with the bar once. Flew on the bar mod once
Neverlost99 t1_izej76q wrote
Only flew on the one with the bar once.
zestyH20 t1_izej0wp wrote
Boeing…ehhhh
Rapunzel1234 t1_izeizks wrote
Did a tour of the Boeing plant several years ago, really cool.
Hailgod t1_izefewi wrote
Reply to comment by VikKarabin in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
hub and spoke approach is getting replaced by more direct routes that carry less passenger each
CallMeDrLuv t1_izefcl5 wrote
This is honestly the end of an era, and kind of sad. Gotta give props to the designers, the 747 has been a great success.
anonanon1313 t1_izedypf wrote
I remember the excitement of my first 747 flight in the 70's. I had the unexpected pleasure of being being bumped into first class a couple of times in the 80's on trans-Atlantic flights, that was particularly awesome.
fantasmoofrcc t1_izeayi9 wrote
A 747 is a damn big gadget.
koko-jumbo t1_izealf7 wrote
Reply to comment by JaggedMetalOs in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
It's because engine's are crazy expensive in maintenance. So having 50% of engine's and taking 70% of the load is pretty good deal for airlines
JaggedMetalOs t1_izea3ve wrote
Reply to comment by VikKarabin in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
Widebody twin jets are more cost effective for airlines than quad jets.
Jbstargate1 t1_ize8tmy wrote
Reply to comment by VikKarabin in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
Newer models being produced?
Tommy_Gun10 t1_ize8as9 wrote
Reply to comment by Zondartul in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
r/technicallythetruth
VikKarabin t1_ize86m9 wrote
eli5 why?.
thishasntbeeneasy t1_ize7uqi wrote
Reply to comment by Zondartul in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
What if it's married?
happierinverted t1_ize6ydo wrote
Bit off topic, but I frikken loved Doom when I first got a copy on diskettes back in the way back. Caused me to lose a bonus that year but well worth it :)
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Reply to comment by Zondartul in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
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Vergenbuurg t1_izends2 wrote
Reply to comment by anonanon1313 in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb
I treated myself to a flight on a Lufthansa 747 upper deck, just so I could have the life experience. Having a widebody-style business-class seat with only a single aisle, with no other seats behind our section, almost made it feel like I was on a small private jet.