Can anyone explain the joke to an outsider? I’ve been to Liverpool but got away with my wallet safe! 😉

Why would they steal a wallet with euros?

That’s the best in flight announcement since an Emirates F/A said “we are now landing in the UAE, please set your watches back 1000 years”. The announcer got fired by the way!

LGW, footbridge over the taxiway.

I use the EuroJP and have used it for the past 4 years, evey year buying the new one. It lists all airliners based in Europe and flying to Europe. Next to those most European nations also have a listing of the military and police transport/executive fleet. Helicopters are included as well.

The only planes that have not been included are Russian Antonov-2s and Mil-8s because there are billions of them.

It lists the registration, type and subtype, construction number, operator, when available the name of a plane, remarks with regard to livery (special liveries) and whether the plane has been leased out. All planes sorted by airline with information on which airport(s) the airline is based.

Prices vary around 8 pounds.

Far shot: Dassault Mercure at the Speyer museum.

If I am not mistaken the NW 753s have other engines than the other airlines. That to the best of my knowledge pretty much sums up the influence NW had (along with the usual cabin trimmings). Of course having different engines is quite a change.

Boeing have a long tradition of meeting their customer’s needs, and at times have developed aircraft offshoots as a result.

There is no doubt that both CO and DL are happy with the plane. But that does not mean it is a succes for Boeing. Only a limited number where sold and at least for now there does not seem to be a single commercial operator that is interested in it.

Only the USAF is known to be interested in it. Perhaps CO may order some more as well since they are expanding as you mentioned. But would those additional orders, plus the one already placed by CO and DL, be enough for this plane to be succesful? Sure the 764 is a development of the 763 and as such the development costs are relatively low. Especially compared to the 7E7 which will blow away the 764.

Let’s put it in other words. If Boeing where convinced it had a world beater, why would they be developing the 7E7?

Indeed, in the past Boeing has further developed many planes on the request of operators. Sometimes that has paid of even more than Boeing could have wished for (737 being the obvious example but also 747 and numerous fighters). Sometimes they end up with a dud and regrettably the 764 is one, as is the 753. They may be great for the airlines, but for Boeing it is probably not profitable. Not that Boeing is probably all to bothered about it. After all, it did keep CO and DL in the Boeing camp.

The only civilian operators are CO and DL as already pointed out by many. The USAF will also get a few though and the 1 plane in the original post may have been ordered by them. The USAF will use the 764 for special missions, intelligence gathering and stuff.