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Boeing Adjusts 747-8 Production Rate
Boeing announced that it will adjust the production rate for the 747-8 program from two airplanes to 1.75 airplanes per month because of lower market demand for large passenger and freighter airplanes.
Boeing will continue to monitor market conditions and… Continue reading
Boeing Opens New Everett Delivery Center
State of the art facility benefits 747-8, 767, 777 and 787 customers
EVERETT, Wash., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] today opened its new expanded Everett Delivery Center (EDC), a world-class facility which will be the home of deliveries… Continue reading
Boeing 747-8 Serves 100th Airport
Hanoi is 100th airport to welcome 747-8 revenue operations
The Boeing 747-8 has served its 100th airport just 16 months after entering service. The airplane, a 747-8 Freighter operated by launch customer Cargolux, arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, from Kuwait on… Continue reading
Cathay Pacific Announce Order for Three 747-8 Freighters
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Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes. The order, valued at approximately $1 billion at list prices, also includes options for five additional 777 Freighters. The new additions will bolster Cathay Pacific’s… Continue reading
Boeing Celebrates Delivery of First Aeroloft™ Installed on a BBJ 747-8
Boeing today celebrated the delivery of the first Aeroloft™ installed on a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 747-8.
The Aeroloft™, designed and built by Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Wash., provides 393 square feet (36.5 square meters) of additional cabin space bringing… Continue reading
Lufthansa Conducts Inaugural Flight of Worlds First Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Passenger Aircraft from Frankfurt to Washington, D.C.
- Scheduled flights begin today
- Commemorative celebrations today at Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Lufthansa’s brand-new Business Class comes to the U.S. market
- Latest in-flight products in every class
EAST MEADOW, N.Y., June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Today… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 20th 747-8
Boeing today marked the 20th delivery of its new 747-8. The airplane, a 747-8 Freighter, was delivered to Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Atlas Air will operate it on behalf of Panalpina, the Swiss-based freight operator. This marks the first… Continue reading
Lufthansa says new Boeing 747 overweight, but performance OK
(Reuters) – The head of Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s fleet management said he is not happy with the weight of Boeing Co’s747-8 jumbo, but that will not restrict the use of the airline’s newest aircraft.
“On all our in-service fleet, even… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers First Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing has delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airliner to Deutsche Lufthansa AG, beginning a new era for the world’s most recognized airplane, and beginning a new era of increased efficiency, stronger environmental performance and greater enjoyment for Lufthansa and… Continue reading
New Boeing 747-8 Freighter Hits High Marks with Six Months in Service
The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter reaches six months in service this month, and the airplane is setting new standards of efficiency and performance – meeting or exceeding expectations in service reliability, fuel burn, and payload capacity.
The airplane entered service… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Second 747-8 Freighter to AirBridgeCargo Airlines
Boeing and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated the delivery of the second of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters.
“We’re so excited to take this airplane,” said Tatyana Arslanova, executive president, AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We have been very… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Intercontinental VIP Airplane to Qatar Amiri Flight.
Boeing celebrated a major achievement in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies for the 21st Century, delivering the first 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplane to Qatar Amiri Flight. The airplane, which was delivered with a minimal interior, will… Continue reading