Posts by theoa

Breaking Bad or just a bad breakpoint? That feeling when your predecessor is BASIC

'Ever been called to fix a problem that was very much somebody else's work?

"'Ever been called to fix a problem that was very much somebody else's work?"

Sure, just like everyone who worked in IT longer than 2 days.

And sometimes that "somebody else" was me from months or years ago.

Death of 747 now 'reasonably possible' says Boeing

Re: The Clapham Omnibus went the same way.

"The B52 bomber was introduced in the 1950s and is still in service."

The B52 - military aircraft in general - fly a lot less hours each year than passenger planes. That means the airframes of the B52 have much less wear on them. Fuel cost is also much less an issue for the military.

Even so, the number of B52s still flying is way down from a few decades ago (less than a hundred are still in service), and every couple of years a new plan is launched to re-engine the Buff with 4 newer and more economical engines to replace the 8 ancient ones.

"Don't expect the 747 to disappear from the radar screens anytime soon."

No it will not.

But the passenger versions are already disappearing in large numbers.

The freighters will probably keep flying for the next 2 decades or so.