PICTURE: Boeing 747-8I enters final body join". Flight International. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010 . Retrieved October 15, 2010. Qatari emir gifts Turkey's Erdogan luxurious Boeing 747-8 jet - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019 . Retrieved February 9, 2019. Second flight with a first". Boeing. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011 . Retrieved March 3, 2010.

Cargolux 747-8F dispute linked to late Qatar 787 deliveries". Air Transport Intelligence news via flightglobal.com, September 19, 2011. People hold fast to their memories and impressionsof the 747. Graham Perkins, a senior vice president for sales and marketing at Atlas Air, grew up near the airport in Calgary, Alberta, and fell in love with the 747 atan early age. “All three major Canadian carriers flew the 747s into my city, and I would plane spot with my binoculars to see these giants coming and going,” hesaid in Atlas Air’s Tailwinds blog. “To say I was in aweof the size and grace of these aircraft would be an understatement. And it is something I still feel to this dayevery time I see a 747.” Boeing made a celebration of the rollout of the first 747. [Courtesy of Boeing]

BA opts for A380 and Dreamliner". BBC News. BBC. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019 . Retrieved September 9, 2011. The 747-8 passenger version took to the skies over Everett, Washington, for the first time on March 20, 2011. [55] The second 747-8I flew on April 26, 2011. [56] Three 747-8 Intercontinentals had taken part in flight testing by December 2011. [57] Cargolux's first 747-8F The Boeing 747-400 Family: The Right Choice for The Large Airplane Market". Boeing.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014 . Retrieved December 8, 2014. Other improvements include revised fairings next to the tail and wing-to-body-fairings. The chevrons on the trailing edge of the GEnx-2B nacelle were made thinner. Boeing hoped that these improvements, which benefit both the passenger and freighter version, would help improve sales. [72] Boeing has since updated the incremental improvements planned for the 747-8, which include increasing the maximum takeoff weight to 472t (1,041,000lb), strengthening the main landing gear and increasing the aircraft's full-payload range to 8,200nmi (15,200km; 9,400mi). [73] Sales prospects [ edit ] A British Airways World Cargo 747-8F The aeroplane is not only iconic in size and appearance, it is also a pleasant machine to fly and work with from a pilot's perspective. She handles nicely, is very reliable and features many redundant systems that make it a very trustworthy machine to work with.

Evergreen 747 Supertanker: Global SuperTankers has converted an ex-Japan Airlines 747-400BCF for use as an airborne firefighter, serving as the second generation 747 Supertanker. The converted water bomber carries 19,600 US gallons (74,190L) of water or chemical fire retardant in eight pressurized tanks. The United States Forest Service was considering the use of this aircraft in 2017. [66] Global SuperTanker received FAA certification September 12, 2016. [67] Bin-credible! Spellbinding timelapse video of trash-filled rivers in Indonesia being cleaned up by charity workers goes viral The plane was made in a specially built factor in Everett, Washington, which is the world's largest building by volume. Russell, Edward (November 8, 2017). "United ends 47-years of 747 flying". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017 . Retrieved November 8, 2017.Boeing's Final 747 Rolls Out of Washington State Factory". VOA. December 7, 2022 . Retrieved December 10, 2022. HS-STA, A former Orient Thai Boeing 747-400 was converted into a cafe and restaurant in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district. [108] The airplane originally belonged to United Airlines, registered N187UA. [109] Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 22, 2020 . Retrieved November 10, 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)

The ultimate Blind Date! The London restaurant from popular rom-com where you dine in total DARKNESS Clarke, Chris (August 12, 2016). "What It Feels Like to Fly a Firefighting 747". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016 . Retrieved August 14, 2016. A live webcast of the delivery ceremony took placethat afternoon. Thousands of people—including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers—were on hand at the factory in Everett, Washington, to mark the historic occasion.a b "Boeing 747 Program Milestone". Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011 . Retrieved January 3, 2011.