First off, I not trying to “tarnish” either product. However, my friend has said that the Airbus A340-600 is alot more refined – more perfect shall we say, and thus predictable and boring. Trying to explain this as best I can. Whereas, the earlier A340-300’s were underpowered, a bit more fun and exciting.
But then, for the great majority of passengers (the ones whose opinions count most to the airlines), the more predictable and boring a flight is, the better. 😉
At the end of the day airlines will buy the products that are the more reliable and liked by the passengers- if passengers are to have any preference on the matter- regardless of whether some pilots would rather fly another model instead.
With regard to the aesthetics of the A346, I think it looks superb! The length, the size of the engines, the lot! The A343’s engines have always seem a bit to small on the eye to me- though from my own experience as a pax there was power aplenty when power was needed during an aborted landing.
Anyway, I don’t know how old the news are but according to someone off a.net the undisclosed customer that had 3 more A346 on order has turned out to be IB.
Considering how unhappy all the airlines were said to be about the A346, they can’t stop themselves ordering more of them. The fools! 😀 😉
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