Boeing 747-8 family pride

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On the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 Freighter are 747 new, high performance, offering airline operating costs and best economics of any large passenger or freighter aircraft, while providing better protection of the environment.

The last 747 aircraft family is consistent with the requirements of the aircraft to an airliner, which serves 400 - to 500-seat market between the 555-seater Airbus A380 and Boeing 365-seater 777-300 Extended Range aircraft and freighter that continues the direction of the 747 families Freighter on the global freight market.

Boeing aircraft began on 14 November 2005, the order of business for 18 747-8 Freighters 10 from Cargolux of Luxembourg and eight from Nippon Cargo Airlines of Japan. The total value of the command Pricing is U.S. $ 5 billion.

Boeing Commercial examined the feasibility of a new 747 for some time, working with operators to determine their need for increased gradually to 747 to continue the profitability of the existing fleet, the 747th Thanks to cooperation with customers and application of innovative technologies from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has created a family of 747-8. In fact, the definition of 747-8 was selected to show the link between technology and 787 747 new.

Passenger and freighter versions of the 747-8 will allow operators to maximize profitability. seat-mile costs 747-8 Intercontinental is 13 percent lower than the 747-400, along with travel expenses to 2 percent lower. 747-8 Intercontinental is more than 10 percent lighter than a seat for the Airbus A380 and fuel consumption by 11 percent less per passenger. This translates into a trip-cost reduction of 21 percent and reduced costs per seat mile by more than 6 percent compared to the A380.

747-8 should be able to operate safely at the airport that currently service 747-400. 747-8 will use the 747 on being able to fly in most airports around the world, using the same type characteristics of drivers, services and most ground support equipment. With a range of 8,000 miles of the sea (14.815 km), 747-8 Intercontinental can connect almost any two cities around the world.

747-8 family provides new revenue opportunities that will enable airlines to maximize profits. For example, the airliner has 51 additional seats to accommodate 467 passengers in standard three-class configuration and quantity of goods transported by 26 percent. 747-8 Freighter offers sea 4,390 miles (8.130 km) and has 16 percent more capacity than the 747-400, allowing you to maintain seven pallets of cargo capacity, even the gate of the nose, the standard range of 10 feet (3 meters) high capacity charge density in the real world to 9.9 pounds per cubic foot (159 kg/m3).

Both aircraft are new standards for energy efficiency and noise reduction, allowing airlines to reduce fuel costs and fly into more airports at more times during the day. 747-8 Intercontinental is the fuel by 16 percent more efficient than the 747-400, 11 percent less fuel than the A380 and offers the QC2 departures.

In comparison to one after the other, 747-8 Freighter has no competitors. With a maximum load capacity of 154 tons of construction (140 tons) 747-8 Freighter offers 16 percent more revenue cargo volume than the 747-400 freighter. 4221 cubic meters (120 m3) of volume means the airplane can accommodate four additional main-deck pallets and pallets of three additional lower expectations. 747-8 Freighter enables operators to choose between carrying greater revenue payload to 22 tonnes more (20 tons) or flying up to 1,400 nautical miles (2.593 km), continue in markets where cargo density requirements are lower. Airlines confirmed the effectiveness of the legendary predecessor, the costs of travel, almost the equivalent of 16 percent and lowering the cost per ton of miles from the freighter, 747-400. In fact, the 747-8 Freighter will enjoy the lowest ton-mile costs of any freighter, giving operators unmatched profit potential.

747-8 is the right size for the large aircraft market, reducing the risk for airlines operating in very diverse.

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