To those saying the A380 is ugly. The A380 may not be the prettiest bird in the sky, but she sure is advanced, and I personally think she's beautiful. And in my opinion, Boeing inventing a new variant to their 747 is pointless. The 777-300 carries only 31 passengers less than the Boeing 747-800, so why is the 748 not cost reducing? The 748 has four engines, the 773 has two. Even if all four engines were cost effective, it still doesn't compensate for having 2 engines. And back to the "Much better looking than the A380" I honestly think the 747 is beautiful, and I also think the A380 is beautiful. The A380 can carry 853 passengers... I also think the 747-800 has done her time. She's been beautiful since her first rollout, but not much has evolved esthetically.. and personally I prefered the blue Dreamliner livery much more, the orange just doesn't cut it for me.