It’s a pity because four engines feel safer than two, but that nice warm feeling underlies the demise of the Airbus 380 – which has happened largely as a function of running cost. At $26,000 to $29,000 an hour the four-engined 380 is not competitive with the $2000 per hour of the two-engined Boeing 737-800 …
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