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Originally Posted by Richard
They all had character, unlike todays airliners which are just metal tubes, and much the same. I won't post them, as they are modern.
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Richard,
Take a flight on an Airbus 380 upstairs - Very pleasant! I prefer it over the 787 Dreamliner. Plus, you can watch "outside", very entertaining on the tail or nosewheel camera coming into Mexico City!
Most of my flights are on 737-800's and Embraers 170 or 190.
I always enjoy flights on ATR 42's. Although the instrumentation is on a par with a big Airbus, a lot of the airports are small with no ILS, pure visual. It must be a change for the pilots actually having to manually handle everything. In days of yore, the first row was backward facing the second row with a table. When I was on a project on the Pacific coast, on the Friday evening flight home, the stewardess would just place a bottle of Tequila and six pack on the table with snacks while everyone else was boarding! We could always "block" these seats for ourselves with the help of the lovely Xochitl at check-in.
Regards,
Dave