Roll the Day on when the BEEB is Pay to View ! and I don’t have to pay my £10 a month TelevisionTax.

You are Rupert Murdoch, and I claim my £50. :diablo:

To my mind, the thing that was so extraordinary about the 777 was the flawless service entry. The very high reliability out of the gate was very impressive…..remember at the time some of her competitors were still poo-pooing ETOPS to the extent that some of them were still building tri and quad engined airplanes. Those airplanes have languished in recent years compared to their twin engined brethren.

So if Boeing can introduce revolutionary structures and systems on the 787 with the same level of reliability they attained with the 777, to achieve unparalled economy, then it really will be a new day in aviation. All those building aluminum airplanes will be left trying to catch up. I hope for their sake they have used the 2+ year delay to further improve the airplane.

You’re quite right, of course, but it’s a very big “if”. The B777 is quite some act to follow and was, for all it’s many sterling qualities, a low-risk project in terms of design and technology.

I didn’t hear any objections to the same comments made with the A380 :p :diablo:

I don’t remember anyone actually making such outlandishly hyperbolic comments about the A380.

But perhaps you will be able to refresh my memory?

Moderatorial Mutterings

Can we agree to keep it as a ‘commercial aviation’ discussion for at least a few days Lance ? I think it’ worth it… ?

So long as it remains relevant to the immediate topic.

If it broadens out into general political issues and/or descends into Gordon/Dave bashing – over to General Discussion it goes.

Fair enough?

GA

Bah, Sir!

Humbug, Sir!

:diablo:

They’ve been a fairly common sight at LTN for quite a long time now.

…and those are his footprints, right there.

Ah well, you can only hear that so many times…. :p