Saturday, April 16, 2011

If You Happen To Have A Few Hundred Million Lying Around, Have I Got A Deal For You



Today we delivered thrust reversers to the Boeing factory in Washington state, where they are building their new 747-8 Intercontinental airplane.


The 747-8 is the biggest commercial airplane Boeing has ever built. It can seat 467 passengers in a 3-class configuration, 50 more than it's predecessor. Elizabeth Lund, vice president and general manager of the 747-8 program said, "It flies further. It flies faster. It's more economical and it carries more passengers than ever before. It really is a fabulous airplane."


Seeing the plane in its factory setting, before the paint has been applied, not knowing who's getting it, was kind of cool. According to their website, Boeing has gotten 33 orders for these planes already, at a price tag of $317.5 million each.


Read more about the fabulous first flight of the 747-8 HERE.


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Another Day At The Port
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Buggin’ Out
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Hangin’ Out With Ray Stoker Jr.
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Sunset On The Move
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Happy Easter

1 comment:

Gil said...

I heard that Alitalia is running them on their JFK to Naples run!