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787-8 Intercontinental From The Cockpit of The 787 Dreamliner

In this Boeing photo, the 747-8i can been seen from the cockpit of the 787 Dreamliner mid-flight.  This beautiful photo was posted by Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, to his blog.  Mr. Tinesth was outlining Boeing plans for the planes to be displayed at the 2011 Paris Air Show.   In addition to the [...]

Boeing To Display 787 Dreamliner And 747-8 Intercontinental At Paris Air Show

Boeing is planning on flying both the 787 Dreamliner and the 747-8i Intercontinental to the Paris Air Show that begins on June 20.  In addition to the two flag ship products, the air frame maker will also display the 787-8 Freighter, a Qatar Airways 777-200LR (the longest range airliner in the world), an Air Berlin [...]

Boeing And Air China Sign Agreement For Five 747-8 Intercontinentals

Boeing and Air China have signed an agreement for the purchase of five 747-8 Intercontinentals.

Boeing Unveils 747-8 Intercontinental

Today, Boeing unveiled the first 747-8 Intercontinental.  The plane was painted in a stunning red, white, and orange livery.  Traditionally Boeing planes have been painted in blue and white.   The 747-8 Intercontinental is the largest 747 ever made by Boeing and it uses many of the new technologies developed for the 787 Dreamliner including a [...]

Boeing Pulls In $837 Million Profit In Most Recent Quarter

Boeing announced today financial results for the third quarter of 2010, the commercial and defense aerospace giant earned $837 million, or $1.12 a share.  In the same quarter of 2009, the company experienced a loss of $1.56 billion, or $2.23 a share.  Boeing says that commercial aircraft sales have started to gain ground after the [...]

Video Of First Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Assembly

Boeing has posted a video of the join assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental.  Boeing is joining the forward, aft, and center wing sections of the first 747-8i.  The video can be seen at the bottom of this page.

First Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Nears Final Assembly

The first 747-8 Intercontinental is nearing final assembly as Boeing loaded and prepared to join the aft and forward sections to the wings and center sections.  Boeing has already assembled and is flight testing the freighter version of the 747-8.  The Intercontinental is the passenger version of the 747-8 for which Boeing has orders for [...]