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Queen of the Skies

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
It was sad to see the announcement over the weekend that British Airways are disbanding their fleet of Boeing 747s.  Although I've flown fairly frequently, I never managed flight in a 747. 


Are there any other airlines out there that are still flying these aircraft? 


Otherwise this will be one to add to my list of aircraft I wanted to fly on that I never achieved, along with the Sunderland Flying Boat and Concorde.


Does anyone else have a list of aircraft now defunct that they always wanted to fly on?
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    I have flown on all 3 air-crafts mentioned with following experiences:


    - Concorde I flew twice (LON-JFK by BA and JFK-CDG by Air France): The reminded my of Fokker-F27 Friendship planes but much more opulent (they are incredibly small inside! Excellent meal, tons of caviar and best bubbly and wine. By the time you finish a leisurely meal, time to land at destination and depending on where you were going at JFK BA provided helicopter to destination (assuming landing pad) or private limo.

    - Boeing Jumbo: The first configurations had a nice bar/lounge in the upper deck with seating capacity of 6-8 people!

    A-380: I think this is a magical aircraft, incredibly spacious and very, very quiet. Pity it will disappear since hub-spoke is becoming passé and we have many point-to-point direct flights. I can second the note that one must try to fly one of this before they are all grounded. Airbus did not realise (as Boeing did) that point-to-point flying will be the future.


    Best wishes
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    I have flown on all 3 air-crafts mentioned with following experiences:


    - Concorde I flew twice (LON-JFK by BA and JFK-CDG by Air France): The reminded my of Fokker-F27 Friendship planes but much more opulent (they are incredibly small inside! Excellent meal, tons of caviar and best bubbly and wine. By the time you finish a leisurely meal, time to land at destination and depending on where you were going at JFK BA provided helicopter to destination (assuming landing pad) or private limo.

    - Boeing Jumbo: The first configurations had a nice bar/lounge in the upper deck with seating capacity of 6-8 people!

    A-380: I think this is a magical aircraft, incredibly spacious and very, very quiet. Pity it will disappear since hub-spoke is becoming passé and we have many point-to-point direct flights. I can second the note that one must try to fly one of this before they are all grounded. Airbus did not realise (as Boeing did) that point-to-point flying will be the future.


    Best wishes
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