My 747 flight history - One Transatlantic flight on BA from ORD to LHR in 2004, the return was on a 767. Our other TA crossing was on BA in 2018 on the 787-800 between BNA and LHR. The cool part of the return trip in 2018 was our a/c was parked on the tarmac and we had to walk out to it, and we passed about 3 747's on the walk to our a/c. Some great photos of those birds who now rest in storage.

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Probably hit the gooses left wing!

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Sweet baby Jesus

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Flying out of Heathrow two years ago, we boarded the Dreamliner via portable steps as the plane did not have a "gate assignment". Such a neat experience. I can still remember seeing my brother off when his Naval leave (mid-70's) was over flying out of EVV and walking out of the terminal with him and the family to see him board. If I remember, the aircraft had "steps" that came out from the fuselage. Not sure what the a/c model was, but I believe it was either Allegheny or Ozark Airlines.

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Interesting flight plan for N146FE, Memphis (MEM) to Boston (BOS), then to Newark (EWR) before going on to Los Angeles (LAX) in a little over 12 hours. Not sure what that 4:01 to 4:48 "First seen near Santa Monica" before landing at LAX again. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N146FE/history/20200819/0531Z/KEWR/KLAX

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Looking at the available videos, based on the smoothness of the landing, I'm guessing any Pax there would have been wouldn't have been jostled much, if at all. The noise of the cowl scrapping and a slight listing would have been the only difference from a regular landing.

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J Buck - thanks for the answer. The rise in cost would certainly more than inflation due to the enhanced equipment and other upgrades. Kind of like a Model T would be to a Ford Fusion, both are basic transportation. The cost of a Model T in 1927 was $360, which would adjust for inflation to about $5,300 today.

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If a face covering can cause "medical issues", why not wear an oxygen mask? Seems like a happy compromise.

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Sometimes you can be offended without wanting to be offended and sometimes It's easy to be offended if you're looking to be offended. I think both occurrences are evident in this situation. The airline and other passengers were not looking to be offended until this passenger wore the offensive face mask. This passenger was looking to offend others and found herself offended when she was called out for offending others, which was the reaction she was seeking when she donned the face mask. You reap what you sow - if you sow hate, you get hate, if you sow love, you get love.

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I would have thought more than 7600 total King Airs would have been produced in the 56 years since the first was introduced. That is only about 136 per year. But when you look at it as one every 2-1/2 to 3 days, it seems more reasonable. I can't find any information on how much the 65-90 cost in 1964, but I'm guessing the cost of the newest model has far outpaced the rate of inflation, which since 1964 is about 8.32 (832%).

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