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Ross Bogue, 747-8 vice-president and general manager, says that in the wake of the A380 delay, several airlines postponed purchase decisions for
747-200 and 747-400 replacements.
and now boeing blames
airbus for the sales *issues* (some would say failure) of the 747-8I
and thius cracks me up
He also believes that the 525-seat A380 and the 461-seat 747-8I should not be viewed by the market as competitive aircraft types. Rather, he says,
the 747-8I occupies a standalone niche in the ultra-long range widebody market.
they are the same market - or will service the same market , so airlines will buy more seats
