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What airplanes do you like flying on? Just out of curiosity.

I prefer the A320neo to any 737. The Boeing 787-800 and 777-300s. The A330 is fine as well. It's been a long time but it's a joy to fly on a 747.

My dream is to fly on an A380 one day.

My experiences on the A380 have been particularly quiet and (in the configurations I’ve flown, if there are multiple) comfortable and spacious as well.

In fact it might the only aircraft model that my wife knows by its designation, due to how good her experiences on it have been.

Same here, I'd love to fly on an A380. I've flow plenty 747s as a kid, and I have great memories of them. The last one I flew was an A330-neo that I thought was really nice as well. Looking forward to fly the new Embraer E190 at some point.

Last time I was on an Embraer, the emergency exit door alarm was buzzing until the plane left the ground and the fuselage flexed enough to get a seal. The fight itself was fine but that left a questionable impression.

My last flight on an Embraer was in turbulent weather and at one point the plane dropped a good bit in a downdraft and when the wings caught us there was a tremendous bang that went through the entire plane. Suddenly I wanted to be on the ground in the worst way, it wasn't a sound I like to hear an airplane make when I'm riding in it...

I had high hopes for the A380, but it turned out less comfortable than I hoped. It may be an artifact of the sheer size, or the choice of engines, or the programming for those engines, but the cruising surges aren't comfortable for me.

So far the 787 has been the nicest long distance plane I've flown in (though I never did get a chance to fly in a 747).

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