The delivery makes Korean Air the first airline in the world to operate both the passenger and freighter versions of the Boeing 747-8.
Read moreWith the introduction of its 2015 summer schedule, Lufthansa will serve New York JFK with its two largest aircraft types for the first time.
Read moreThe airline’s new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental fleet made its debut on the Beijing-New York route on January 7, when flight CA981 landed at New York JFK in the early afternoon.
Read moreLufthansa to Introduce Premium Economy Class Nine Days Early
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The airline will introduce its new cabin class on November 22 on all the routes operated by its Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental fleet.
Read moreStar Alliance member Air China becomes the first carrier in Asia to operate the passenger version of the Boeing 747-8.
Read moreLufthansa will operate Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental jets on the airline’s Frankfurt-New York JFK route this summer, the first time it has scheduled the type for regular commercial service to New York.
Read moreLufthansa has taken delivery of its 75th Boeing 747, a new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet which it received on April 30.
Read moreDuring February and March, Lufthansa is taking delivery of three Boeing 747-8Is, one Airbus A380, one A330-300 ‒ the last of 19 on order ‒ and two A320s. Overall, Lufthansa Group expects to receive 23 new commercial aircraft this year.
Read moreLufthansa and Germanwings to Expand Services and Capacity for Winter 2013
AirlinesAirportsTravel Technology October 12, 2013
Together, Lufthansa and fast-growing low-cost subsidiary Germanwings will serve 211 destinations in 81 countries in their forthcoming winter flight schedules, a marginal expansion of services which includes at least one new destination, the Russian resort city of Sochi on the Black Sea.
Read moreBy June 20 at the 2013 Paris Air Show, Boeing has won orders and commitments for 442 commercial aircraft in transactions which the manufacturer values at more than $66 billion at list prices.
Read moreBoeing values the deal at approximately $3.6 billion at current list prices. Korean Air is the only airline in the world to order both the passenger and freighter variations of the Boeing 747-8.
Read moreLufthansa, the launch customer of the Boeing 747-8 passenger version, took delivery of the milestone 747-8 almost a year after the first revenue flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental.
Read moreThe aircraft’s Performance Improvement Package includes improvements to its GEnx-2B engines and to the software for its flight management computers.
Read moreBoeing’s new stretched 747 model reached the milestone when a Boeing 747-8 Freighter operated by launch customer Cargolux arrived at Hanoi’s Nội Bài International Airport in Vietnam from Kuwait on Sunday, March 17.
Read moreBoeing has confirmed that Air China has agreed to order two more Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals, one additional 777-300ER and 20 737-800s. In addition, Air China Cargo, a subsidiary of Air China, has agreed to buy eight Boeing 777 Freighters.
Read moreBoeing achieved a net total of orders for 1,203 commercial aircraft in 2012, the second-largest annual number in the company’s history. The manufacturer also delivered 601 commercial jets, the most since 1999.
Read moreBoeing Marks Delivery of the First Aeroloft Installed on a BBJ 747-8
AircraftTravel Technology August 29, 2012
The Aeroloft, designed and built by Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Washington, provides 393 square feet (36.5 square meters) of additional cabin space for the BBJ 747-8, which is a VIP version of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet.
Read moreFlight LH416 departed Frankfurt at 9:50 a.m. and was scheduled to touch down at Dulles at 12:45 p.m. local time. The return flight, LH419, was scheduled to depart Washington Dulles International Airport at 5:55 p.m., arriving in Frankfurt at 8:05 a.m. the following day, local time.
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