[Mr. Jeeves]

New passenger 747-8's are not selling, either - and for the same reasons. The cargo variants are still out there, but the era of the four-engined airliner is rapidly drawing to a close.

Personally - in terms of passenger comfort - the A380 is the pinnacle.

[Rurudyne]

That has more to do with capable airports being everywhere so that the hub system on which big liners depend is crumbling. Without the hub system smaller aircraft that are easier to fill up make lots of sense,

That’s why Emirates, which has a huge hub well positioned geographically, is flying these and loving them even though other airlines ... not so much.