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The Boeing 747-8 is a four-engine wide-body jumbo built by Boeing. It first flew in 2010. Typical configurations seat around 410–467. Below are its key specifications and the latest aviation news mentioning the Boeing 747-8.
Manufacturer
Boeing
First flight
2010
Typical seats
410–467
Engines
4 × GEnx-2B67
Trump's $400M Boeing 747-8 Air Force One faces legal, political, and logistical hurdles that could block its Miami presidential library future.
The new Air Force One ferried the president from Washington, DC to North Dakota. US President Donald Trump has logged the first executive flight aboard the US Air Force’s newest Air Force One presidential jet. Trump boarded the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington, DC on 1 July and flew to Bismarck Municipal…
Refurbishing the Qatar-sourced 747-8I included swapping in new engines, replacing the interior and adding secure communication equipment. Delivering the newest "Air Force One" jet to the US government on time took 10 months of three-shift work by hundreds of technicians at defence contractor L3Harris. The company and the US Air Force (USAF) unveiled the VC-25…
The former Qatari 747-8i has begun the final step before joining the presidential airlift fleet.
The world has been so focused on the new/interim/'bridge' Boeing 747-8 Air Force One and its journey to entering service that many failed to think about how it would spell the end for the VC-25As in their long-running role in transporting the president.
