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- Oct 12, 201195% CONFIDENCEfrom boeing.mediaroom.com
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Boeing Delivers Its First 747-8 Freighter to Cargolux
- Cargolux took delivery of the first Boeing 747-8 Freighter at Everett, Washington on 12 October 2011, then flew to Seattle-Tacoma to load cargo for its first revenue flight to Luxembourg[3][4]
- Cargolux is the launch customer, having ordered 13 in total (10 in 2005, three in 2007); eight customers had ordered 75[4]
- Delivery ended a month-long dispute in which Cargolux was unhappy with the performance of the GEnx-2B engines[3]
Notable features
- The 747-8F is the freighter version of the 747-8, launched on 14 November 2005 and the first 747-8 model to fly (8 February 2010) and enter service; like the 747-400F it keeps a shorter upper deck, with the fuselage stretched by 5.575 m (18 ft 3.5 in) just before and aft of the wing[2]
- The 747-8 uses technology from the 787 Dreamliner, including a smaller version of the General Electric GEnx turbofan, the only engine offered, and a deeper, thicker wing with more fuel capacity and larger raked wingtips[2]
- The 747-8F offers 16 percent more revenue cargo volume (seven more pallets), 147.6 ton maximum structural payload, and nose-door loading[4]
- Boeing promised double-digit improvements in fuel burn, operating cost and emissions over the 747-400 Freighter it replaces; the design has a 975,000 lb (442 t) maximum take-off weight and a 308,000 lb (140 t) payload over 4,390 nmi, with a 16% lower ton-mile operating cost expected[2][4]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=4Fw3XdIGzSUyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 12, 2011· 33% of score
Boeing's own October 12, 2011 press release announced the delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter to Cargolux.
- [2]80%Boeing 747-8 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 34% of score
Wikipedia's Boeing 747-8 article covers the 747-8F launch (14 November 2005), first flight (8 February 2010), 5.575 m stretch, GEnx engines and redesigned wing, 975,000 lb MTOW, 308,000 lb payload over 4,390 nmi and "16% lower ton-mile operating cost than the 747-400F".
- [3]65%11 Years Ago Today Boeing Delivered The First 747-8F To Cargoluxsimpleflying.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
Simple Flying's anniversary retrospective corroborates the October 12, 2011 delivery date and Cargolux's role as launch customer.
- [4]95%Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Freighter to Cargoluxboeing.mediaroom.com· Published Oct 12, 2011· Starts Oct 12, 2011 ✓· Ends Oct 12, 2011 ✓· 0% of score
Boeing's own press release, dated October 12, 2011, announces delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux.[1]
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