In a message dated 10/16/2003 9:42:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: << yes to the first question. to the second question: Hopefully with lots of altitude below it for the majority of those 16 hours. >> If a 772ER can fly that long, how come QF needs the 744ER? CO flies with a 2 class, more dense 772 layout than UA, AA, etc. They also carry cargo, so what king of loads are they flying with?