Most people dont even know what plane they are flying on, even when they are onboard

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You hit the nail on the head there Craig. As I've already mentioned, one modern airliner looks very much like another to me, even when I can see it clearly. In many cases you never see the outside of the aircraft you're going to board. You go through the boarding gate & walk through the covered tunnel straight through the door. The only way to know for certain which type of aircraft it is would be by asking the crew or reading the emergency escape instructions. I've actually done this before for no other reason than to satisfy my curiosity. I'm sure there are plenty more like me that don't really mind what type it is or which company made it providing it leaves on time & gets me where I wish to go safely.

However, given the choice of aircraft for a long distance flight I would go for the Boeing 747 every time.

personally i would and have happily waited for much longer than 2 hours, hell i had to spend 8 hours in memphis airport waiting. one of the few places and things i have patiences for:)

They would plan the flights differently. If there was going to be a bigger delay between landing and take off then they would simply schedual the flight so those wanting to get on turn up later. You wouldn't notice the difference.

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In that case they would drag out the "hangar queen", or 2 if necessary.

PS. I've told you my story about my experience of a hangar queen so I won't repeat it.

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Well, the hangar queen in question was a DC-10. My remark was a little poke at Craig's favourite aircraft but I didn't want to upset him. It's a long story but this was the only time I've ever been scared on an aircraft. I must point out that this was due to the terrible weather & nothing to do with the aircraft itself. In fact the old girl stood up to it pretty well considering but I was mighty relieved to get off the darned thing.