Hello,
I was reading a lot about A380 and 7E7 which are coming out very soon and was just wondering, a few years ago when A380 was first anounced it was at first called A3XX which now stands for A380 and now Boeing is making it's new 7E7 and I don't really know what it is going to be called? Is it permenantly going to be called 7E7 or is it going to be something like 787? or 797? Also once A380 is in services, is it going to replace Boeing 747-400 or 747-400ER which is quite new? Thanks.

I don't think that the A380 will "replace" the 747 series completely.  In some airlines, especially European, yes.  In the end, it's economics and marketing.

One possibility is that the A380 might just be too big for some airports to handle, so you'll still have a 747.

707 mean anything to ya:)LOL
peugeot french car maker, Boeing big american plane maker. doubt its going to matter at all

meh, 808 really doesnt fit the Aircraft, and with the A380 coming out, i think the number 8 should be avoided:)
7E7 should stick, in my opinion

Hi Guys,

     I am not really confident about those giant airplanes. The market seems to go with smaller airplane like CRJ.
I think also, even if those airplanes are almost built, that is gonna take a lot of time to fly with them. But it is just my opinion.

                           Cheers

the asian market will likely be the first to see the 7E7 in full service as its best suited there. no customers are even rumored right now but early next year we shall know.

I have been in CRJ. Well the flight was only 2 hours so it wasn't that long hehe. Can't imagine sitting in that jet for 12 hours. too small  But I would refuse to ither 

Forgot, same goes for A380. Any North American or European airlines to order and fly A380?

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Being a European aircraft I expect quite a few A380s to be purchased in Europe, as long as the airport facilities are upgraded fast enough

Charlie

its impossible to say. The airline world changes so fast its impossible to predict what will happen next week.
Airbus are placing all their bets on the fact air travel will pick up in the next few years drastically. If it doesnt we could be looking at the end of airbus as we know it.

north american airlines cant afford to buy A380's in any large bulk right now. And tons of US airlines use the Airbus, united, continental i belive, US airways.
Remember the A380 is a huge cost to build, now the government does fund airbus for this project but if this goes badly i dont think the french government will be to happy about it. Remember, airbus also practically give away their aircraft because of funding, the A380 will not be able to just given away. and those who buy it need to make sure they can afford it, and all the airports they want to fly it to can.
LAX is the biggest problem, it cant handle the A380 and without a huge overhaul it never will

Oops - moral to the tale - read page 2 of teh thread before adding a comment! You sound pretty knowledgeable on this, Craig.   

not heard of anything big being designed by Boeing. They are converting the 747 freighter making it bigger on top to transport  the parts for the 7E7, why worry about a rival to the A380? the 747 is fine for its job, the A380 only holds a few more as it is. and the 7E7 is going to be a huge sucess, its perfect for the future. Airbus are already considering a replacement to their A300 aging fleet and even the older A330's they have realised the 7E7 is going to be huge and they cant just convert the A330, and they are running scared:)

So is Boeing thinking of starting on that 747 with extened 2nd deck or was it just a proposal which was later proped?

So I guess Boeing isn't thinking of anything the size of an Airbus A380. What altitude will A380 be cruisng at? I always think it is going to be slightly higher than normal (well maybe 44,000feet)