Aviation News

2012-05-02

160 Photos of Lufthansa’s First Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

Lufthansa's first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental taxis for departure to Frankfurt. (Photo by Chris Sloan/Airchive.com)

Formally delivered late last week, the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental actually flew home to Frankfurt with its Lufthansa owners on Tuesday.

The departure followed an exciting morning featuring several hours of ceremonies and tours of the largest passenger airliner Boeing has ever built.

About 30 Lufthansa and Boeing executives made the trip to Lufthansa’s home base, which even included touch-and-go in Hamburg, Germany, toward the end of its roughly 9 1/2 hour flight.

VIEW THE FULL GALLERY

Set to replace Lufthansa’s 747-400 jets, the new plane is scheduled to debut in June on Lufthansa’s Frankfurt-Dulles run. Los Angeles and Chicago have also been mentioned as potential routes, along with cities in India.



About the Author

admin





 
 

 

What’s Happening At The 2019 Paris Air Show (Updated 3X)

The 2019 edition of the Paris Air Show is happening this week. The biennial show is traditionally a place where new aircraft are launched and new orders flow in. Follow along here all this week as we recap each day’s happ...
by Ben Granucci
3

 
 

The Mystique of the Boeing SST

I recently shelled out the most money I have ever paid for an airliner model in a lifetime of collecting. It is a five foot long needle-nosed monster with working variable sweep wings in Eastern Airlines colors. On its tail is ...
by Shea Oakley
1

 

 

FRIDAY PHOTOS: The 787-10 Takes Flight

For this week's Friday Photos, we take a look at the brand new Boeing 787-10 with photos from both North Charleston and Seattle.
by NYCAviation Staff
1

 
 

Man Versus Machine in the Aviation World

As the amount of technology in aircraft has increased, so has the number of computers involved and the reliance on them for the aircraft's operation.
by Stephen Carbone
2

 
 

JetBlue Receives First A321 Assembled In The United States

NYCAviation was on hand in Mobile, Alabama earlier this week for the first delivery of an A320 Family aircraft assembled in the United States.
by Eric Dunetz
1

 




  • I only see 159 photos. Where’s the 160th?

  • The Lufthansa Airlines CEO who spoke is actually Carsten Spohr, not Lufthansa Group CEO Christoph Franz.