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The GEnx engine and redesigned wing are more efficient: Boeing stated that compared to the 747-400, the -8I was to be 16% more fuel-efficient, have 13% lower seat-mile costs with nearly the same cost per trip, and have a 30% smaller noise footprint area. [139] Boeing stated that the 747-8I was the world's fastest commercial jet. [140]
When Boeing (NYS: BA) recently announced it had received Federal Aviation Authority certification for its 747-8F freighter, that was one small step toward fulfilling investor hopes for the company ...
Oman Royal Flight operates two Boeing 747s. The older 747-400 was delivered in 2001, while a newer 747-8 was delivered in 2012. The Sultan also owns a business-jet version of Airbus' A320 and A319 ...
The "City of Everett", is a Boeing 747, registered as N7470, that was built by Boeing as the prototype of the type.The aircraft rolled off the assembly line on September 30, 1968, and had its first flight on February 9, 1969.
The City of Canberra, registered VH-OJA and named after Australia's capital city, was the first Boeing 747-400 delivered to Qantas. [note 1] It was not modified for the flight in any way – such as by the installation of extra fuel tanks – but some items of equipment were removed from the galleys and cargo compartments to save weight.
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs "a fundamental cultural shift” to put safety and quality above profits.
Vortilons consist of one or more flat plates attached to the underside of the wing near its leading edge, aligned with the flight direction. [6] When the speed is reduced and the aircraft approaches stall , the local flow at the leading edge is diverted outwards; this spanwise component of velocity around the vortilon creates a vortex streamed ...
Interestingly, the flight crew weren't updated on new ATIS about not using the first 1100 meters on the runway. [56] On December 22, 2013, the right wing on British Airways Flight 34, a Boeing 747-436 registered as G-BNLL, struck a building at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg while taxiing on the wrong taxiway. Both the ...