KLM to stop flying 747 aircraft to Houston

I think there is a chance the 747 will be around for several decades due to it's capability in air freight. The A380 has little chance of air freight applications due to the small production number and the resulting high cost. I couldn't put it in the same category as the DC-3 for longevity, but you never know. Parts availability is a big advantage.

Same thing happened to San Francisco, CA... So sad.

I remember seeing that flight depart on a hot summer's day. It would rotate at the end of 15L, go out over the gulf to turn around, and then come back over the airport still at around 2000' on its way to Amsterdam. I can only imagine that the 787 should do much better than that.

Sad

Ok How does the Dreamliner compare to the A380 800 -- don't see that many Dreamliners around however Hong Kong - New Zealand - Australia lots of A380's - 800 moving around - the only criticism I have of the A380 is there are definitely no where near enough toilets on long haul. The two aft of me were is such a disgusting state the staff closed them.

Sad to see this. This was THE aircraft for decades. Watched BA's 747 land in PHX recently and realized this won't be happening much longer. Hope the 800 can carry the torch well into the future. These are beautiful aircraft.