Was having dinner with an ex NW mx manager who I work with now a week or two ago. I asked him what he thought of the Buses and their ability to stand the test of time. His response was, they are not built anything like a Boeing or MD product, (his words, tanks) but that if maintained, they should be fine. They're not bad, just different. Shawn >An Air Canada captain told me the A340 has "just enough power to get the >job done". The A330, however, like many twins, is overpowered. I flew >YYZ-YUL on one once, and it took off and climbed like a scared cat, with >its light fuel load. > >The true test of the A340 would be losing one after V1. My guess is that >it would not survive the loss of two after V1 > >Mike Gammon You land a million planes safely Then you have one little mid air And you never hear the end of it