Its probably one of the greatest planes of all time, sad to think it might disapear. However i think for pax service 15 years may be right for the 744 at least, but if airlines are trying to get rid of their huge planes why would they bye even bigger ones, the trend seems to be smaller wide bodies right now. Who knows perhaps Boeing will eventually make a 745 which might be two full length decks, to compete with the A380 if the 380 is the direction the world goes than certainly Boeing would have to make something to carry those numbers of pax. As for cargo it will be around for a long long time, i mean the 707 & dc8 arestill used for cargo.

Sorry the bit of the BA website that gives those details isnt working right now, when it does i can give you the exact url

I view them as just being smaller not classic or the step below in technology, as far as i know they are pretty much the same but with different sizes, the oldest being only 10 years old now.

The plan also always sits back at a 5 degree pitch

Well i know that braniff ceased operations on May 12, 1982

In 1959 it began jet operations with the boeing 707
with the one-eleven in 1965

hows that stevie?

top row

really i havent seen that , or maybe i recall it, it probably was the 777, plus i dont think airliner world would actually miss out on an airline, whatever any of us think, they have most likely got it right