i voted i dont fly well i dont avoid it if i can

The A340 competes with the 777 and surpasses early-model 747s, not the current 747-400.

not in passenger capacity but in range it does the -600 is the longest ranged aircraft ever constructed

Does anyone have figures on fatal crashes for the two manufacturers? Boeing have probably killed more people but they have been around longer. I seem to remember an early Airbus missing a runway and crashing into some trees somewhere in Europe but im not sure if it was in service at the time. The two most recent incidents involving Airbuses had no fatalities but that could be down to airlines as well as airframes.

Anyway, safety record is more important to me than leg space, speed, range or capacity..

Rainman...

after this movie came out, it was eventually offered as an in-flight movie by airlines. However, the scene where Charlie is trying to get Raymond to fly back to LA was removed by every airline except for Quantas. In this scene Raymond spouts out dates for every major airline's crashes but notes that "Quantas never crashed."

I want to fly Quantas...definatley, definatley Quantas. :)

Yeah, airlines will be the main factor cause they all have maintenence rountines, but isn't the actual plane a factor too.. The McDonnell Douglas plane with the dodgy jack screw and raised tail is an example of a badly designed plane.

Is there something inherently safe by having a cockpit full of computers? I don't know the answer to that...

Agreed. :rotfl:

Airbus offers that option for the A380, and I believe Boeing plans to offer sleeping accomodations in the 747ADV, assuming of course that an airliner version is built; Several airfreight lines have stated their intention to buy 747ADV freighter models, but no airlines have yet expressed interest in a passenger version, though Boeing isn't intending the 747ADV to directly compete with the A380 anyway, instead it believes it will fill the gap between the 777/A340 and the A380 in both the passenger and freighter markets.

But anyway, here's one reason to love the 747: Can you think of another airliner that has a variant that fires a megawatt-range "frickin' lazor beam"? :rotfl:

C-17 Globemaster III
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An-2! :lol:

Nah, nah, nah...


SCRAMJET :up:

none of them

Tupolev or Antonov. They build not so expensive planes :)

What about Ilyushin? The Il-96 doesn't seem bad at all...

IL is a bit dodgey i dont trust thier planes dont know why

Boeing is certainly the superior company in my opinion. In addition to their unmatched commercial airliner heritage, they produce a ton of other things like fighter jets and rockets. All Airbus does is build airliners. (Yes, I know they're going to build the A400M, a military cargo plane but that is still a ways off in the future.) Go Boeing! :up: