Demise of the A380

coffeehound

Did Airbus break even on the development costs? I remember back when they first started the programme that some commentators were saying the market for it was uncertain.

jackieblack wrote: »

I just felt generally less comfortable and I got off feeling more ‘woolly headed’ than usual and with a splitting headache that I’ve never experienced after any other flight, or in fact any time at all - I very rarely get headaches at all (in fact I can’t remember having any other headaches than these in the last 5 years).

Thanks. So the better cabin pressure and supposedly cleaner air in the 787 did not seem to help. Wonder wherher they are running them with more (stale) air being recirculated... :think:

eDicky

coffeehound wrote: »

So the better cabin pressure and supposedly cleaner air in the 787 did not seem to help. Wonder wherher they are running them with more (stale) air being recirculated... :think:

I think it is the higher amount of air recirculation, when less fresh air from outside is taken in, that causes the headaches etc. If I'm not mistaken, this depends on the airline, not the aircraft, and how they adjust the fresh air intake. The more fresh air the higher their cost in fuel to heat it, so when they economise you feel the effects. I always found the best airline for fresh air was SAS, also JAL more recently.

jackieblack

eDicky wrote: »

I think it is the higher amount of air recirculation, when less fresh air from outside is taken in, that causes the headaches etc. If I'm not mistaken, this depends on the airline, not the aircraft, and how they adjust the fresh air intake. The more fresh air the higher their cost in fuel to heat it, so when they economise you feel the effects.

That makes sense, but I’ve only experienced these headaches flying on 787s, not after flights on other aircraft with the same airlines. In fact some other flights with one of the same airlines have been amongst the most comfortable and pleasant I’ve experienced. Weird. Maybe it was just a coincidence, I’ll probably never know.