United has ruled out Airbuss A380, a double-decker capable of seating more than 500 passengers, as really too big for its needs, he said. United and Lufthansa are strengthening a long-standing partnership to better compete with Emirates, the biggest long- haul carrier in the world, Qatar ...
Among the most-affected airlines by the FAA decision was Dubai-based Emirates, a crucial East-West travel airline which flies only the 777 and the double-decker Airbus A380. Emirates said its Boeing 777 service to Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Miami, Newark, Orlando and Seattle would resume Fr...
The double-decker lighting is far too bright, and the main deck lighting of which I suppose is to match the brighter upper deck, but it all feel's like it is ten simulation years out of date... crossing the heavens at night the B748 looks more like a cruise ship than...
Boeing announced the 747-500X and -600X at the 1996 Farnborough Airshow. The proposed models would have combined the 747's fuselage with a new 251 ft (77 m) span wing derived from the 777. Other changes included adding more powerful engines and increasing the number of tires from two to ...
It is double decker—the upstairs being for first-class travelers—and had four engines, which was its fatal flaw in terms of fuel cost and the environment. "Given the current market dynamics and outlook, we will stop production of the iconic 747 in 2022," general manager David Calhoun said...