Boeing 7478 specifications technical data description. Its premium value, delivered, for operators and passengers. Smaller, quiet cabin on upper deck, less chaos than downstairs. The product line includes the bbj max family and high performance versions of boeing s 787 dreamliner, 777, and 747 8. Will the boeing 7478 get new orders now the airbus a380. In november 2008, boeing announced delays to the delivery schedule with delivery of the first freighter variant moved from late 2009 to the third quarter of 2010 and delivery of the intercontinental passenger variant moved from late 2010 to the second quarter of 2011. The advantage for boeing is that their jumbo 747 8 is also sold as a cargo version, the 747 8 freighter, so this may give them a wider market to appeal to.
According to boeing s official order book, there are still two 7478 passenger planes left to deliver. The 7478 has a much heavier weight capability than its predecessor. As a result, boeing s 1,117 gross plane orders to date, minus the 106 reported order cancellations, leave boeing s order book chockfull with 1,011 net new orders for the year. By may 2015, 1,508 aircraft had been built, with 32 of the 747 8 variants remaining on order. It is the largest and heaviest aircraft produced in the united states. Boeing launched the 7478 programme in november 2005. Boeing launched the 747 400 in october 1985 and the first development aircraft first flew on april 29 1988. The boeing 777x is the latest series of the longrange, widebody, twinengine boeing 777 family from boeing commercial airplanes. By may 2015, 1,508 aircraft had been built, with 32 of the 7478 variants remaining on order. Zvezda 7010 civil airliner boeing 7478 plastic model kit scale 1144 lenght 20. Some times, the contract and the customer expectation is for the supplier to use a specific revision of a process spec, even though a newer revision might be available.
With allnew technology which has been gained from the development of the boeing 777 and the boeing 787 dreamliner, the 747 8 is presented in direct competition to the airbus a380 super jumbo, as it has been du. The new 747 8 is the next generation of this iconic aircraft and benefits from technologies and enhancements that were used to create. Launch customers for the boeing 747 8 intercontinental and boeing 747 8 freighter. It became an icon of longhaul travel and exotic holidays. Orders for some of the worlds largest airplanes have been slow, with airbus struggling to sell its a380 and rival boeing its 7478 jumbo jet.
Boeing 7478 intercontinental specs, interior, seats, engines. And with more than 400 seats available, this new 747 creates a unique opportunity to maximize the bottom. New wing technology, engine technology and also increased length to enable a larger passenger payload to be carried. Though the boeing 7478s utility for cargo operations and vvip jet. Boeing gets order for 7478 freighters aviation news. Boeing had 23 unfilled jumbo orders as of march, although the. See more ideas about boeing, boeing 747, boeing 747 8. The company has repeatedly slowed the 747 assembly line, most recently to an output of six jets a year, as the order book thinned.
The 7478 offers a number of operational improvements while preserving key commonalities with the 7474. May 28, 2018 boeing business jets offers a portfolio of ultralargecabin, longrange airplanes that are perfectly suited for private, charter, corporate and headofstate operations. Deliveries of various 777, 767 and 7478 models rounded out the total of 806 airplanes for the year. The boeing 7478 is a widebody airliner developed by boeing commercial airplanes, the latest and largest variant of the 747. Boeing, fedex express announce order for 24 medium and large freighters june 19, 2018 in commercial boeing and fedex express today announced a new order for 12 767 freighters and 12 777 freighters as the worlds largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industrys most capable freighters to better serve its customers. Be careful about applying the latest revision of a specification. Its design maximum takeoff weight mtow is 975,000 pounds 442,253 kg. These aircraft are essentially all that is left of boeing s 747 order book. The boeing 747 8 intercontinental on the other hand has the forward insertion of. Currently, boeing has zero orders on the books for the passengercarrying 7478i. Boeings 747 jumbo passenger plane is on the way out business. The european planemaker pulled off a late sales surge in 2018 that brought its total net orders on the year to 747 aircraft but that was not enough to keep pace with boeing, which has 893 orders. According to the official boeing order book, there are still 747 8 passenger aircraft left to send. There have been lots of stories out recently about the fact that boeing s largest aircraft, the fourengine 7478, is suffering from a dwindling order book.
Boeing began the year with a backlog of 36 orders for the 7478, down from 55 a year earlier. Like the 767, though, its the 747s freighter version thats kept the order book full. Space shuttle endeavour shuttle carrier aircraft boeing 747 mounted aerospace craft nasa exploration fly plane orbit airplane transport space spaceship astronaut. The 7478 passenger version first debuted in 2011 and was ordered by only a few airlines, including korea, lufthansa and air china.
In july 2004, dubaibased emirates agreed to buy boeing 777300er with four aircraft based on the companys order to be shipped during 2006 and the rest as an option to be sent from 2006 to 2012. Boeing lands 4 new orders for 747 the seattle times. Industry analysts predict that the worlds air cargo markets growth rate will need to increase quite a bit to cause airlines to place more orders for the 7478 in order for 747 production to continue. The 747 400 externally resembles the 300, but it is a significantly improved aircraft. Dont expect cathay pacific to place an order for the airbus a380 or boeing s 7478 i. Boeing exec says the 747 jumbo jets future will be as a private jet. One of the best seats in the air for business travel. However not all space can be used for seats on the a380.
Boeing business jets grows order book with new sales may 28. Boeing had prolonged the life of the 45yearold design with its latest, more fuelefficient iteration, the 7478, whose freight version looked. Final boarding call nears for boeings ageing 747s as orders. Ups announced on thursday that it has ordered 14 boeing. Since 2005, boeing has taken 150 orders for the 7478, the latest. Development of the boeing 747 was a joint effort by pan american airways and boeing.
Sep 01, 2002 today, the boeing 747 remains the mainstay of the worlds longhaul airlines and it can be credited with opening up lowcost air travel to millions of people during the past 32 years. Airbus trails boeing for new orders and deliveries in first. According to the official boeing order book, there are still 7478 passenger aircraft left to send. The boeing 747 8 intercontinental and boeing 7478 freighter are the next progressions of the iconic boeing 747 which has been queen of the skies now for nearly 40 years.
However, given past known orders that were previously not reflected in the order book, its likely the freighters are part of the order placed by volgadnepr group at last summers farnborough international airshow as noted in the recent cargo facts. So its no surprise that on highvolume routes the 7478 offers premium revenue potential. Thing is that boeing has said quite a few times that theyre in talks with people, are very confident of securing additional orders, etc. The majority of delivery deferrals in march came from the 737 max aircraft. Boeing specifications suggest you peruse the boeing approved sources link and navigate the links on the left of the screen. Boeing 7478 intercontinental specs, interior, seats.
This week, ups said it ordered 14 boeing 7478 cargo jets to handle the accelerating demand for its air transport services. Boeing offers both passenger and freighter versions of the 7478, but close to 60% of the orders have been for the 7478f. Though it was emirates decision to ramp down on a380 orders that ultimately. A jumbo win for boeing as airbus announces the end of a380. There was not enough demand for an aircraft that size by the time the a380. The boeing 747 8 is a widebody airliner developed by boeing commercial airplanes, the latest and largest variant of the 747.
The boeing 747 8 freighter and 747 8 intercontinental are the largest iterations of the classic boeing 747 model which has the ruled the skies for four decades. Jun 09, 2014 there have been lots of stories out recently about the fact that boeings largest aircraft, the fourengine 7478, is suffering from a dwindling order book and a paucity of new orders. After introducing the 747 400, boeing considered larger 747 versions as alternatives to the airbus a3xx. Boeing still products the model, although most, if not all, of the orders are for freighter variants for various cargo operators. The boeing 7478 is a fourengined longrange widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 605 passengers in a partial double deck configuration produced by the american manufacturer boeing commercial airplanes. According to boeings official order book, there are still two 7478 passenger planes left to deliver. Boeing reports four new 747 freighter orders for everett. Boeing 747 breaks out of its sales slump the motley fool. Boeing 747 8 order book, boeing 747 8 history, and boeing 747 8 assembly. Since 2016, ups has ordered 28 boeing 7478 freighters. Ups order for 14 boeing 747 freighters might once have. Initial concerns over the possibility that pilots might have trouble handling so large an aircraft quickly dissipated, and to become a boeing 747 captain became the dream of every airline pilot. Ups orders 14 boeing 7478f jumbo jets business insider. Thursday, the company announced it has ordered 14 of the boeing jets, with an option for 14 more, to be delivered by 2020.
Boeing s 7478 will become the next generation air force one, with two of the highly modified jet. Boeings jumbo jet got a new lease on life with order from. Boeing offers both passenger and freighter versions of the 7478, but. Startup us carrier avatar airlines to buy 30 boeing 7478. The new 7478 is the latest derivative of the 747 family of airplanes and is being developed in both freighter 7478f and passenger 7478i, for intercontinental versions. Boeing is set to beat airbus in the 2018 order race boeing built up a huge lead in the first 11 months of 2018, and its unlikely that airbus was able to muster another december surprise. Made of precision molded plastic with a weighted body and special woodenbase stand finished in a highluster, pearlescent finish and accurat. Across its types, the 747 carries around half the worlds air freight. The a388 has something like 50% more floorspace then the b747400 and about 40% more then the 7478. A ups spokesperson told reuters that the 747 is an efficiency machine for the specialist cargo airline. In a pitch designed to save the boeing 747 8 and simultaneously kill the prospect of an airbus a380neo, emirates airlines has received a pitch for 100 of the slowselling boeing, two sources familiar with the situation tell leeham news and comment lnc. So its no surprise that on highvolume routes the 747 8 offers premium revenue potential. So lets leave out the foreseen seat counts specifications, frills. The 747 was expected to become obsolete after 400 were sold, but it exceeded critics expectations with production passing the 1,000 mark in 1993.
Boeing sets new airplane delivery records, expands order. The boeing 7478 intercontinental is the fourth generation jumbo jet to join the lufthansa fleet. United parcel services new order of 14 boeing 747 freighters will keep 747 production going to at least 2022. Miami boeing has less than two dozen confirmed 7478 aircraft orders left to fill, and there has been little change to the order books over the past year, although in a report by bloomberg, randy tinseth, vice president of marketing for boeing, did say that there are some near term opportunities for the 7478. One of them was the last order for korean airlines and the other for an unknown 747 8 aircraft recently removed from the ledger which was originally headed for the russian airline transaero. Boeing, fedex express announce order for 24 medium and large freighters.
Final boarding call nears for boeing s ageing 747s as. Boeing and fedex express today announced a new order for 12 767 freighters and 12 777 freighters as the worlds largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industrys most capable freighters to better serve its customers. The boeing 747 8 is a fourengined longrange widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 605 passengers in a partial double deck configuration produced by the american manufacturer boeing commercial airplanes. After closely following the new airplanes construction for more than two years, a team from lufthansa magazin has put together a unique 7478 special filled with fascinating articles about and stunning photographs of the new queen of the. Boeing 747 specifications, cabin dimensions, speed.
Seat is comfortable and window seat as on all 747sprovide great combo of view and huge storage bins to keep carryon stuff accessible all the time taxi,takeoff, landing, etc. But boeing expects only 60 of those planes to be passenger jets in the same. Lufthansa boeing 7478 book a flight now and discover. Today, at least 70 airlines operate 747s worldwide. This aircraft can accommodate up to 467 passengers and can fly as far as 8,000 nautical miles. Feb 17, 2006 the a388 has something like 50% more floorspace then the b747400 and about 40% more then the 747 8. Boeing is set to beat airbus in the 2018 order race the. The first class and business class sections of the 7478 enable airlines to offer passengers the most private and premium accommodations in the sky. Us certification with pw4000s was awarded in january 1989. For the 747 8 freighter, this is done by inserting an extra 4. Jan 23, 2016 boeing had prolonged the life of the 45yearold design with its latest, more fuelefficient iteration, the 747 8, whose freight version looked to have particular potential with early sales.
At the recently held paris air show, getting 747 commitments from the volgadnepr group was a major highlight. The airliner world book of the boeing 747 includes details, specifications, line drawings and operators lists for every variant of the famous jumbo jet. Boeing launches the 7478 family the 7478 intercontinental passenger airplane and the 7478 freighter with orders from cargolux and nippon cargo airlines. Boeing has attained a negative aircraft order total of 147, with 49 new orders in march, including 12 787 dreamliners. The 747 400 is the latest, longest ranging and best selling model of the 747 family. Boeing 7478 intercontinental airliner aerospace technology. Boeing 747 8 orders and deliveries modern airliners. Delta 07cur boeing 747400 airplane miniature model snap fit 1. One of them was the last order for korean airlines and the other for an unknown 7478 aircraft recently removed from the ledger which was originally headed for the russian airline transaero. The stretched 747 advanced was launched as the 7478 on november 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft. If there is more you want to learn about this airliner, please visit.
Boeing completes firm configuration for 7478 freighter. The remaining boeing 7478 orders revisited airways magazine. Lufthansa boeing 7478 here you can find out all about the latest generation of the jumbo jet, on which you can fly with lufthansa on numerous routes. The announcement comes about two years after a previous order from. Boeing 7478 pictures, specifications, cabin configuration. The book focusses not only on the iconic 747, but also its many variants, including the yal1a, which boeing developed for the us air force, and the evergreen 747 supertanker, a 747 200, modified as an aerial application for firefighting. An additional four orders for 7478fs have appeared in boeing s backlog of orders, destined for unspecified customers. The stretched 747 advanced was launched as the 747 8 on november 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft. Lufthansa becomes first airline to order 7478 intercontinental.
After introducing the 747400, boeing considered larger 747 versions as alternatives to the airbus a3xx. Boeing 747 8 home, boeing 747 8 specs, boeing 747 8 order book, boeing 747 8 history, boeing. These aircraft are essentially all that is left of boeings 747 order book. Avatar is currently looking to acquire 14 used 747400s to begin their initial service, but the 7478 is considered to be the ideal aircraft to replace the older 400s. At this point, im taking a ill believe it when i see it approach to prospective 7478 orders, to be honest, particularly for the 7478i. Although, boeing did surpass the 100 delivery mark of the 747 8 in 2015. Boeing could now take advantage of supplier hunger for a new aircraft program to fill the order books to. Nov 15, 2012 the boeing 747 8 represents innovation on a massive scale. The 777x features new ge9x engines, new composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the boeing 787. Go behind the scenes to find out how boeing engineers integrate its incredibly powerful engines so that it flies like a dream. The struggling boeing 7478 leeham news and analysis. The boeing 7478 program has not been the program that boeing would have hoped it would be and the us jet maker also sees no future.
Boeing was also targeting to increase 747 production in 2019 to one aircraft per month, but it announced that it would stick with six per year which it started in september 2016. The 777x was launched in november 20 with two variants. The first class and business class sections of the 747 8 enable airlines to offer passengers the most private and premium accommodations in the sky. A look at the remaining airbus a380 and boeing 747 orders. With allnew technology which has been gained from the development of the boeing 777 and the boeing 787 dreamliner, the 747 8 is presented in direct competition to the airbus a380 super jumbo, as it has been dubbed. In a slightly ironic twist of fate, production of the boeing 747 has outlasted the aircraft that stole its crown as the biggest passenger aircraft. In july 2016, boeing announced that it might have to end production of the 747 due to losses it could receive if no changes were made to the order book. Jul 12, 20 the boeing company has received an order from silk way airlines of azerbaijan for two of its 747 8 freighters airplanes. Boeings order book tops the 1,000 mark the motley fool. The order book was buoyed by a commitment in 2018 from ups for 14 additional 747 freighters, and it remains a popular choice of aircraft for shifting goods around the world. Oct 27, 2016 a rendering shows a boeing 747 8 jumbo freighter aircraft in ups livery. Boeing combined several performance improvements for the 777300er version, developing its range and payload capabilities. More and more airlines added to boeings order books.
The boeing 7478 intercontinental is one of the new highcapacity 747s that offer airlines the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large passenger airplane. Why boeings pricey 7779x could accelerate demise of the. Below are details of the first 747 8 orders as well as the current state of orders and deliveries. Management also believes the 8 will provide an increase in passengerfreight load capacity. At the 20 paris air show, korean air agreed to order five 7478 passenger versions.
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