So the point was that they had massive sunk costs which couldn't be recovered. The legality or otherwise of the EU subsidies is a bit beside the point.
It's absolutely one of my favourites to fly on. I'll miss it when they replace it with the 2 engine widebodies. Economics just didn't work out for a good idea.
(A re-engined 747 with something quieter, and with better cabin pressure and humidity could also have worked but Boeing were never going there)
It's absolutely one of my favourites to fly on. I'll miss it when they replace it with the 2 engine widebodies. Economics just didn't work out for a good idea.
(A re-engined 747 with something quieter, and with better cabin pressure and humidity could also have worked but Boeing were never going there)