x1 747 or x2 DC-8's

[Air2000]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm One Shiney New 747 or 2 Shiney DC-8's.

Has anybody got 747's already? would you reccomend flying medium cappacity on LH routes or High capacity on LH routes?

[iranair777]

depends what routes you have in mind. If you havnt planned new destinations or routes theres no point buying at all cause you need something to work towards. at the moment im working to buy a 747-200

but i'll be interested to see what the owners of the 742 have to say about the aircraft. any chance that you can tell us the routes you have put them on and the profits your getting out of those routes? of course, one for long haul and one for short haul

[MvH]

I would choose none of them. In stead, get some nice medium range aircraft which are much cheaper and make more money.

[Air2000]

well i was thinking UK-US routes, maybe JFK, PHX.  Ive already got

DC7 rotuing BHX - ATL on a .5 frequency
    and         BFS - ATL on a .5 frequency

my DC8 is curretnly flying

BHX-ORD .5
PMI-ORD .5

I wud imagine that 747's wud equal lower fares for passengers, to gain 100% load on e.g. BHX-JFK seats on a DC8 wud sell at E500, where as on a 747 tickets might sell at E350 to gain 100%

Ive got enough for a either a couple of DC8's (maybe 3 dc8s if i wait a little longer) or one 747 (either -100 or -200 - but for the routes i have in mind either varient would do)

Like MvH said, medium sized a/c would make more money

[Pacific]

I say get a whole bunch of F28s and bombard every airport within 700mi of Venice with them.

[iranair777]

For me, I'm planning a ultra continental route (from tehran to san francisco; dont ask, I just want to) and I can choose between the 707 and russian metal. I'm choosing the 742 because of the amount of passengers it can take, and not russian metal cause their cockpits look too complicated and ugly

[bibi974]

I say get a whole bunch of F28s and bombard every airport within 700mi of Venice with them.

some here have lives!

[MvH]

and not russian metal cause their cockpits look too complicated and ugly

You don't have to fly them yourself     :wink:

[Blue Sky Mine]

For me, I'm planning a ultra continental route (from tehran to san francisco; dont ask, I just want to) and I can choose between the 707 and russian metal. I'm choosing the 742 because of the amount of passengers it can take, and not russian metal cause their cockpits look too complicated and ugly

Russian Metal is awsome!!!

[StephenM]

I hope you are comparing the Russian pre-glass cockpits with "Western" pre-glass cockpits? Because I'm sure flying a Trident would equally be as difficult as flying a TU-134.

And I am a fan of Russian craft too, they have character along with the more 1960s/70s British aircraft.

[Air2000]

not russian metal cause their cockpits look too complicated and ugly

hahaha

[Air2000]

I say get a whole bunch of F28s and bombard every airport within 700mi of Venice with them.

all good... but already most of the EU routes are over crowded, theres more money in LH

[DAK]

I'll sell you a 742 for 499MM, so you can have one now.

[Pacific]

I have to say I disagree.  You've hardly opened flights to the region from Venice.  It's an easy 200k+ average per F28 which costs 1/10ths of a longhaul metal.

[Chavaquiah]

all good... but already most of the EU routes are over crowded, theres more money in LH

I wish! The way this thing is going I only keep long haul routes for the prestige (as if   ). And I have to let those big birds finish it off with some roundtrip to a nearby backwater town or other, otherwise there's no money to be seen.