Apparently Boeing have updated upwards the range of their 772LR (the exact figure escapes me at the moment) and theoretically the plane would be able to do LHR-SYD non-stop.

Now all they have to do is get someone to buy the thing :p

Thanks for the info!

Boeing aren’t bringing much are they? Are they just going to put a 7e7 interior mock up or something? You would’ve thought they would at least want to bring in a 773ER…

I know very little about commercial aviation economics but I’d imagine if they can fill the plane it’s probably quite profitable and with less costs than those associated with bigger aircraft.

As a very rough estimate, business class rates for crossing the Pond are about 8-10 times higher than economy. So a corporate A319 or 737 could bring as much revenue as a widebody but with lower fuel and maintenance costs.

Filling the aircraft would be a different matter though…

Any chance of pulling the same trick at the Area 51 airfield? 😀

How do you get to sit backwards on a civil a/c (eg a southwest 737) unless you’re crew? All the seats on flights I’ve been on have facing forward.

For some reason the front row on our 737 was fitted backwards. There were 4 of us and we were facing each other- it almost felt like being on a train and the only thing missing was a table in the middle.

Funny airline, Southwest. Stewardesses wear jeans and trainers and if memory serves seats ain’t reserved- you grab any available seat you want.

Looks plain ugly… Even the Beluga is more elegant.

It’ll look rather different once is completed frankvw…

Apparently first flight is scheduled for January 2005.

Wouldn’t mind going to the Paris Air Show next year then. 😀