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"Stinky Pete" wrote in message
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Check out the Jan 19th issue of Aviation Week. In there they make a solid
case that the fragmentation of air routes has already started. This
clearly
favors the long term propects of the Boeing 7E7 over the Airbus A380.

As they point out, the trend is towards fewer seats.

They ask the question...if Airlines are parking their 747's and replacing
them with smaller aircraft such as the 777, why would they want the A380?
It's going in the wrong direction.

The compelling business case is for the 7E7, not the A380.

Not nessecarily defending the A380 here but isn't AvLeek overwhelmingly
aimed at the _US_ Aviation/Airline Industry members market? I don't think
anyone really expected to sell larger than 747 aircraft to US Airlines after
about 1980 or so, I always got the Impression that the Target market was
mostly Middle/Far East

Fot that matter I don't think Airbus is proposing to stop offering A330's
and 340's....