with a wingspan of over 225 feet
Weighing 442 tonnes and with a wingspan of over 225ft, German flag carrier Lufthansa debuted on Tuesday its largest passenger jet.
Executives gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony in Everett, Washington that marked the official delivery of Boeing's 747 8 Intercontinental, scheduled to pandora jewelry 70% off clearance take its maiden commercial flight on June 1 from Frankfurt to Washington, DC.
The head Pandora Ring Outlet of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's fleet management said that while he is not happy with the weight of the jumbo jet the company has dubbed 'Queen of the Skies', it will not restrict the use of the airline's newest aircraft.
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Jumbo jet: A Boeing 747 8 Intercontinental airliner which was delivered to launch partner Lufthansa sits on the tarmac at the Boeing factory in Washington before its delivery
'Yes, we are satisfied, otherwise we wouldn't have signed the acceptance of the aircraft,' said Buchholz, one of the world's most powerful airplane buyers.
The German flag carrier is the first commercial airline to deploy the new 747 8 Intercontinental, an upgraded, elongated version of the classic 747, and Boeing's biggest passenger plane.
Its spacious cabin reportedly seats 358 passengers, compared to Boeing's standard 467 with eight seats in first class, 92 in business and 258 in economy.
Lufthansa will use the 747 on long range, intercontinental routes, putting the first one into service between Frankfurt and Washington DC.
The company has ordered by to be delivered this year. They will be deployed on routes from Frankfurt to Washington D. C, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Address: Lufthansa executive vice president Nico Buchholz speaks at a news conference before the delivery on Tuesday
The plane is several tonnes Pandora Bracelets Outlet heavier
than Boeing's original target, which generally increases fuel costs. The
plane maker said in February it plans to hit its original weight target
by 2014.
'Yes, it is a
bit overweight, there's no secret about that, but is that impacting any
of our operations? No.', Buchholz said after a media conference.
'Certain things are better than Boeing promised. When I look at all the elements combined as an aircraft, that's when I say the aircraft does what we want it do and does it the way we want it to do.'
As of Tuesday, it had only 36 orders for the passenger version, 20 of those from Lufthansa. So far it has delivered two passenger 747 8s to private buyers and one to Lufthansa.
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