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Boeing 747-8
wide-body airliner, current production series of the 747 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boeing 747-8 is a jet airliner, and a variant of the Boeing 747. It was developed from the Boeing 747-400, with improvements such as more powerful engines, a longer fuselage to hold more passengers, and new wings developed for the Boeing 787. The 747-8 first flew in 2010 and entered service in 2011. It comes in two variants, the 747-8I passenger airliner and the 747-8F freighter.
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A Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-8F in 2013. | |
Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
First flight | 747-8F: February 8, 2010 747-8I: March 20, 2011 |
Introduction | 747-8F: October 12, 2011, with Cargolux 747-8I: June 1, 2012, with Lufthansa |
Status | In service |
Primary users | UPS Airlines Lufthansa Korean Air Cathay Pacific Cargo |
Produced | 2008–2022 |
Number built | 153 as of April 2022[update][1] |
Developed from | Boeing 747-400 |
Variants | Boeing VC-25B |
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