A few other shots from the press conference:

(L to R) Chief 748 test pilot Mark Feuerstein, senior test pilot and copilot for first flight Tom Imrich, 747 Program Manager Mo Yahyavi, and chief engineer of the original 747 Joe Sutter stand together moments after the pilots deplaned:


Mo Yahyavi presents Feurstein & Imrich with photos of the first rotation:


(L to R) 747 Program Manager Mo Yahyavi, Chief 748 test pilot Mark Feuerstein, senior test pilot Tom Imrich settle into the press conference and take their first question from the press:


Feurerstein reacts visibly to a question concerning the 748's low sales record and Airbus's competing products:


Chief Engineer and designer of the original 747 Joe Sutter poses off the nose of the new 748F post conference: