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Originally Posted by bartman32
Updated 747 has already been announced. They said they were going to make the second level the full size of the plane. That being said with all the retrofitting of airports and push toward more convienience ala more smaller flights my guess is that both won't do that well. 787 will be more economical and quieter which passengers and companies will like more.
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787 is a mid range aircraft isn't it? and even if they do make an ER (extended range) configuration it might even get an extended fuselage which will make more sense if it's going to be doing long hual trips more passengers. Which in turn will be more wieght/ materials to build/ fuel to burn. cost go up...i was working at Boeing when the whole A380 and at that time Boeings answer was a subsonic jetliner. But no one jumped on Boeings concept being after concord crashed and would soon be set to retire. Plus the design was not cost effective for mass production and service use. A380 is a more real world approach.