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Originally Posted by SMHarman
They are both going in the right direction. The market needs the supersize me plane for ultralong haul and capacity constrained destinations where price sensitivity exists. The Dreamline (787) is going to compliment the 777 perfectly on US coast to coast and transatlantic routes where frequency is also a key factor. If you look at BAs schedule they fly a mixture of 744s and 777s out of JFK hourly from 6pm to 11pm. This suits the business pax perfectly as they can miss their 7pm and know they have an 8/9/10 flight to catch (and pay for the benefit). On a Tokyo > London route where departure times are constrained by arrival times and airport opening / closing hours the 380 is far better.
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Yep, I'd agree that development for both superjumbos and mid-sized is necessary, as they're targetting different markets (nice examples, by the way
). I just wonder whether Boeing's decision to effectively scrap the plans to stretch the 747 and instead solely concentrate on the 7E7 was a good decision. I think Airbus have the right idea, even though they're now going to be several years behind being able to compete with the Dreamliner.