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ScoobiusMaximus t1_izeo621 wrote

So for passenger planes this thing has been on the way out for a while, but what will replace it for cargo?

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comeradenook t1_izeqi52 wrote

777X likely.

A lot of shipping companies and also been buying 757/767s as they retire from passenger service since used aircraft are cheaper than new. But the 777X is easily more efficient than the 747 so I’d wager that’s where the orders will go.

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zap_p25 t1_izeullc wrote

More efficient wide bodies are already in common use and many air freight services have gone from shipping major hub to major hub with large wide bodied aircraft and then servicing minor hubs with smaller aircraft to more direct flights with medium sized narrow bodied air craft such as the 737.

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