Egypt bought an 11-year-old Boeing 747-8 from the planemaker and is modifying it for executive use. The jumbo jet is practically new, having only flown a handful of flights since being built in 2011.

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Breaking from the variants that came before it, theBoeing 747-8 is exclusively powered by the General Electric GEnx-2B turbofan, a close relative of the GE engine powering the popular Boeing 787 ...

Reports emerged suggesting that President Donald Trump will officially accept the gift of a Boeing 747-8 aircraft from the Qatar Royal Family during an overseas trip next week. The aircraft, currently ...

A Boeing 747-8 cargo plane operated by Atlas Air made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport late Thursday after the plane suffered an engine malfunction minutes after taking off. File ...

Mexico City, Mexico - October 20, 2019: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 landing at Mexico City Intl. Airport after a long fligth from Frankfurt. January 22, 2025, marks the 55 th anniversary of the first ...

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane made an emergency landing after an engine malfunction. An unverified video appears to show flames spurting from the plane's left wing in the sky. Atlas Air said ...

Lufthansa is upgrading its Boeing 747-8 fleet with the NEXT in-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplied by Panasonic Avionics, according to a May 19 announcement between the two companies. NEXT is ...

Boeing today received FAA and EASA certification for the new 747-8 Freighter, passing two of the final landmarks on the airplane's journey to entry into service with launch customer Cargolux, which is ...

Summary: Korean Air has sold five Boeing 747-8 aircraft to Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), a defense contractor, to be converted into the U.S. Air Force’s next Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) ...