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Originally Posted by jon1856
Fodor's Travel Wire > News
Onboard the Airbus A380
When the first commercial flight of a 747 took off from Washington D.C.'s Dulles Airport on January 22, 1970, critics carped that the plane was already obsolete. What did they know? The 747 went on to dominate the skies for the next three decades.
http://www.fodors.com/wire/archives/002432.cfm
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While the Fodors author means well, he/she seems pretty naive about what this plane will be for the typical traveler. The comfort options mentioned in the article will be standard on the 787 Dreamliner, too, and the 787 will DEFINITELY be more fuel efficient than the 380, not "supposedly."
OH, the Dreamliner surpassed 500 pre-orders last week! Most successful pre-launch sales campaign in commercial aviation to date.