Dan,
I sat through a Boeing presentation on the 787 compared to the
A380, and the 787's max fuel burn per seat-mile was lower that the
lowest that the Airbus folks were predicting. This is, of course, a
Boeing perspective, but even if there's some exaggeration it still
looks pretty good.
I'm still trying to figure out how the 787 can save 15-20% (I forget what
Boeing claims) when everyone jumps for joy when something will save 1%. Any
ideas or literature out there?
Thanks,
Hilton
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