What a very binary view of what constitutues 'race', 'black' or 'white'.

I guess that's the state of race relations in the US. It would not be appropriate for most other countries, certainly not New Zealand.

Not entirely true. It was in service for 27 years.

I agree 100% with the fact it used a lot of fuel, but the laws of economics mean it shouldn't have been in service for more than a year or so. It was popular enough to fly thousands in luxury for decades at a massive cost. It's the 1% that paid the ridiculous fares.

There's also a market for hypercars which make more power than a Formula 1 car from the eighties, and are stupidly inefficient and crazy expensive. The kicker is they almost never get used in anger (and if they do, usually end up in a ditch).

Not everything comes down to dollars and sense :)