{"id":260082,"date":"2025-08-01T09:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/boeing-747-airbus-a380-retire-first\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:01:19","slug":"boeing-747-vs-airbus-a380-which-aircraft-will-retire-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=260082","title":{"rendered":"Boeing 747 Vs. 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