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No 747 has been used for mainstream commercial passenger service for almost a year because it’s an old, uneconomical design that simply can’t compete anywhere except in cargo.

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pintxo|6 years ago

Are you sure?

According to this [1,2,3] there are currently 99 747s in the air, a quick check [4,5,6,7] shows, that at least some are passenger planes.

[1] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/

[2] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B744

[3] https://de.flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B748

[4] https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW117/history/202001...

[5] https://british-airways.flight-status.info/ba-117

[6] https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH462/history/202001...

[7] https://lufthansa.flight-status.info/lh-462

dotancohen|6 years ago

I flew a 747 on El Al last year. It's a great plane and I'll be sad to see it go, but it's not gone yet.