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A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental of Lufthansa, its launch and largest operator. The passenger version, named 747-8 Intercontinental or 747-8I was formally launched on November 14, 2005, by Boeing. [138] It can carry up to 467 passengers in a typical three-class configuration over a range of 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at Mach 0.855.
Boeing (BA) unveiled the new 747-8 Intercontinental jet Sunday, which can seat as many as 500 people. The new plane has 12% lower costs per seat than the 747-400, Boeing said in a statement. The ...
The passenger version, named 747-8 Intercontinental or 747-8I, is designed to carry up to 467 passengers in a 3-class configuration and fly more than 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at Mach 0.855. As a derivative of the already common 747-400, the 747-8I has the economic benefit of similar training and interchangeable parts. [210]
Meanwhile, the first time that ETOPS-330 approval was given to a four-engine aircraft was in February 2015, to the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental. [15] It is the only ETOPS-compliant aircraft allowed to run non-stop overflights over Antarctica with proper alternates, alongside the Airbus A340 and A380. [citation needed]
The "next-gen Jumbo" Boeing 747-8 commercial aircraft made its debut today in a hangar of the Boeing Company in Everett, Wash., with top brass in attendance including the father of the 747, Joseph
airlinereporter.com The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental airplane successfully took off on its maiden flight today from Paine Field in Everett,
English: An overlay diagram showing five of the largest airplanes ever built, the Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose (airplane with the greatest height), the Antonov An-225 Mriya (the largest airplane), the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (the largest version of the Boeing 747 Jumbojet), the Airbus A380-800 (the largest passenger airplane), and the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (airplane with the greatest ...
jeffmcneill/Flickr The Paris Air Show this week has offered plane manufacturers an opportunity to show off a ton of new hardware, but no aircraft has caught the crowd's imagination like the ...