In October, Boeing delayed first flight of the 747-8 Freighter from 2009 to early 2010, with first delivery in the fourth quarter of this year. ... [More]

747 8 First Flight is getting ready to take off. The flight was delayed due to weather but can now be watched live at 747-8firstflight.com Chime in! ... [More]

8 for the maiden voyage for 747-8 Freighter, the 15th version of the venerable jumbojet that goes back to 1969. The flight, whose eventuality depends ... [More]

Boeing says the first flight of its delayed 747-8 program will be on Feb. 8 with a freighter destined for Cargolux later this year. ... [More]

Flight simulators have been instrumental in developing the 747-8 and the 787 Dreamliner, and as the countdown to -8's inaugural flight draws near, ... [More]

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The 747 made its very first flight from Paine Field as well in February of 1969. The airplane ushered in the jumbo era with its multiple aisles, ... [More]

“We've flown the airplane many times by the time we fly first flight,” Feuerstein says. By the time Feuerstein and copilot Tom Imrich push the 747-8's ... [More]

He added that 93% of the engineering data has been released for the 747-8I, which "was ahead of the [rescheduled] plan." Gauntlet tests on the first 747-8 ... [More]

If your bets have been uglier than Brooke Hundley, join the sports handicapper who is as ahead of the curve as the 747 8 first flight. ... [More]