The Boeing 747-8, the latest and final version of the legendary 747 series, hasn’t met initial sales expectations, but was it still a smart move by Boeing? Despite competition from newer twin-engine ...

Boeing delivered Nippon Cargo Airlines first 747-8 freighter on Wednesday. Narita-based Nippon Cargo is the first Japanese carrier to receive one of Boeing’s revamped 747-8s. The carrier was one ...

The 747-8 Freighter is 250 feet long, which is 18 feet longer than the 747-400 Freighter. It will have four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold pallets.

All eyes are on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as first flight nears, but flying under the radar so to speak are two new 747 models. The maiden flight for the 747-8 could be on the same day as the 787's ...

Once seen as the future of passenger aircraft, the Boeing 747-8 found its niche in freight and official service.

EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, making it the second freight operator worldwide to take ...

The Boeing Co. will hand over its first 747-8 freighter today, more than three weeks after Cargolux refused the initial delivery. Boeing’s Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing, confirmed ...

The decision by U.S. and European officials to certify Boeing's 747-8 Freighter means the aircraft now can begin commercial cargo flights.

Boeing Co. would update its decades-old 747 jumbo for the large freighter market with cutting-edge technology borrowed from the 787 Dreamliner: powerful, new fuel-efficient engines.

Boeing Co.'s giant 747-8 freighter — the biggest plane the company has ever built — successfully completed its first flight Monday, a year later than originally planned.

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Boeing engineers say the 747-8 Freighter - the biggest plane the company has ever built - has reached its initial airworthiness status. That means test engineers can now be ...

Boeing's first 747-8 was delivered to launch customer Cargolux without any fanfare Wednesday morning, more than three weeks after the original celebration of the milestone was planned.