{"id":21647,"date":"2012-02-27T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/boeing-delivers-first-747-8-intercontinental-vip-airplane-3\/"},"modified":"2012-02-27T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T14:57:00","slug":"boeing-delivers-first-747-8-intercontinental-vip-airplane-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/02\/boeing-delivers-first-747-8-intercontinental-vip-airplane-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Intercontinental VIP Airplane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BROMcljXz1M\/T5lw6terOAI\/AAAAAAAAUmY\/LPMlU-TH_g4\/s1600\/747-8-vip.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BROMcljXz1M\/T5lw6terOAI\/AAAAAAAAUmY\/LPMlU-TH_g4\/s400\/747-8-vip.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>First of nine 747-8 VIP airplanes will enter service after interior-completion program<\/b><\/p>\n<p> Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated a major achievement in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies for the 21st Century, delivering the first 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplane to an undisclosed customer. The airplane, which was delivered with a minimal interior, will enter service in 2014 after its VIP interior is installed. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a great day for Boeing,&#8221; said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. &#8220;The 747 is the most iconic airplane in the world, and I know customers are going to love what we&#8217;ve done to enhance its performance. The Intercontinental is fast, efficient and quiet, offering real savings and a great flying experience. And I believe it&#8217;s one of the most beautiful airplanes in the sky.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The VIP version of the 747-8 Intercontinental provides a cabin with 4,786 square feet (444.6 square meters). This 747-8 VIP will include Greenpoint Technologies&#8217; Aeroloft, located above the main cabin between the upper deck and tail of the 747-8 VIP, giving the airplane 393 square feet (36.5 square meters) of additional cabin space.  The Aeroloft will be installed by Boeing Global Transport &amp; Executive Systems (GTES) in Wichita, Kan. <\/p>\n<p>With Aeroloft, the VIP-configured 747-8 offers a total of 5,179 square feet (481.1 square meters) of cabin space, can carry 100 passengers and has a range of about 8,840 nautical miles (16,372 km). It provides double-digit improvements in fuel burn and emissions over the 747-400, and is 30 percent more quiet. With a normal cruise speed of Mach 0.86, it is the fastest large commercial jet. <\/p>\n<p>The 747-8 VIP jet is the only large airplane in its class that fits today&#8217;s airport infrastructure, giving its owners the flexibility to fly to more destinations. Building on the current 747&#8217;s capability to fly into most airports worldwide, the 747-8 VIP uses the same pilot type ratings, services and most ground support equipment. <\/p>\n<p>To date, undisclosed customers have ordered nine 747-8 VIP airplanes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of nine 747-8 VIP airplanes will enter service after interior-completion program Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated a major achievement in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies for the 21st Century, delivering the first 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplane to an undisclosed customer. 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