Bank of China-controlled aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation swoops in and scoops up two jumbo freighters after All Nippon canceled its order for a pair on Monday.

Korean Air will be the next of the four airlines that have ordered the jet to take delivery of the 747-8. That's expected to come in early 2015. Russian carrier Transaero has also ordered the plane.

T he Boeing 747-8 is currently the world's longest commercial jet in history with a fuselage measuring 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m), eclipsing the Airbus A340, which was 247 feet (75.30 ...

Air China's first Boeing 747-8, Registration B-2485, departed from Beijing and then landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Oct 28.

Air China Boeing 747-8. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images China does not have a dedicated presidential jet, but instead borrows 747-400 airliners from Air China for ad hoc VIP transport missions.

After Air China pulled its LAX 747 flights, only Air Korea and Lufthansa are flying their jumbos to Los Angeles. ... Asiana Airlines. Korean Air's 747-8 seating configuration ...

China Airlines has more than 80 aircraft in its fleet, including nine Boeing 777-200 freighters and eight 747-400 freighters, but has said it will gradually phase out the older quad-engine jumbo jets.

China Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for 14 aircraft from the 777X family. ... The 777-8 Freighter offers the same payload as the 747 but with improved fuel efficiency and lower noise.

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and China Airlines (CAL) today announced the carrier as the newest 777X customer with an order for 10 777-9 passenger and four 777-8 Freighter airplanes. The first carrier in ...

British Airlines has steadily downgraded the size of jets it flies into China, said Grant. Routes that were flying Boeing 747 jumbo jets, were replaced by B777s and eventually even smaller B787s ...