The thread on the stretch 747 and other threads about the South American routes (new Pan Am and Jet Blue), started me wondering about the future of the craft and the airways.
What will things be like in 20 years? We tend to think of the traditional routes with the economic powers as "hubs" but with the US economy headed for the tank and fast, how will this affect these newly emergent routes? Will the SA trade dry up?
Will there be a need for "bigger/better such as the 380 and where will they go?
I follow some auto interests and see changes there with Tata of India, China buying Volvo and some old stock Saab. Change that would have been sacrilege or heresy a scant decade ago.
I would like to predict a shift back. We can't afford Hyundai in the long run since they seem to (talking to some owners), cost more over time. Who can afford them (just one example) ... what's in your crystal ball?
What will things be like in 20 years? We tend to think of the traditional routes with the economic powers as "hubs" but with the US economy headed for the tank and fast, how will this affect these newly emergent routes? Will the SA trade dry up?
Will there be a need for "bigger/better such as the 380 and where will they go?
I follow some auto interests and see changes there with Tata of India, China buying Volvo and some old stock Saab. Change that would have been sacrilege or heresy a scant decade ago.
I would like to predict a shift back. We can't afford Hyundai in the long run since they seem to (talking to some owners), cost more over time. Who can afford them (just one example) ... what's in your crystal ball?
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