Because it is. The 744 may be younger but the aircraft itself is 30 years old. that said, I think the 747 is still a good looking plane David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 17:51 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Airbus battle for Japan skies seen a long haul > Why do these people say the 747 is 3 decades old. The 744 is not yet 15 > years old >