Posts Tagged ‘Boeing 747-8’
 

 
Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (D-ABYA) receives a water cannon salute upon arrival at Washington Dulles. (Photo by Cary Liao/NYCAviation)

Lufthansa Flies First Ever Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Service From Frankfurt to Washington

Three-hundred and sixty-two passengers, media and VIP guests received the ride of a lifetime Friday as Lufthansa and Boeing celebrated the first scheduled 747-8 Intercontinental flight in Washington DC.
by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
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An Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 Freighter on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show. (Photo by Rohan Visvanathan, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND)

High Art: History, Hype and The World’s Biggest Planes

Can a reborn jetliner again change the world — or look good trying?
by Patrick Smith
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Plane of Note: Cargolux Boeing 747-8 Freighter Makes First Appearance at JFK

Beijing, Baku and Budapest have all been visited by Boeing's biggest bird, but before Wednesday, the Big Apple had not.
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Atlas Air's fourth Boeing 747-8F (N850GT) wears a Panalpina livery. (Photo by Boeing)

Boeing’s 20th 747-8 Delivery Wears Panalpina Livery

Atlas will operate the new plane on behalf of Swiss freight company Panalpina, whose livery is painted on the new jet. A second 747-8F yet to be delivered will also wear the Panalpina livery.
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Boeing 747-8I public rollout.

First Photo: Boeing 747-8I Makes its Public Debut

Boeing's newest passenger jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental was displayed to the public for the first time at a ceremony at the plane builder's Everett, Wash. factory on Sunday morning.
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