Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Intercontinental to Lufthansa

• Boeing delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental to Lufthansa on 25 April 2012, beginning what it called a new era for the 747, with Lufthansa the launch airline for the passenger model^[1]
• Boeing and Lufthansa held a flyaway ceremony on 1 May 2012 at the Future of Flight Aviation Center beside Paine Field; CEO Carsten Spohr boarded Boeing 747-830 D-ABYA with about 30 passengers and crew for the flight to Frankfurt^[5][6]
• The airplane landed in Frankfurt on 2 May, where Lufthansa hosted its own celebration, and began regular revenue service on 1 June from Frankfurt to Washington, D.C.^[5]
• Boeing promised double-digit improvements in fuel burn and emissions over the 747-400 with 30 percent less noise, and a Dreamliner-inspired interior with a curved, upswept architecture^[1][5]
• A 747-8 Intercontinental for an undisclosed VIP customer had been delivered earlier in 2012; this was the first to an airline^[5]

Notable features

• 747-8I length 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m); wingspan 224 ft 5 in (68.40 m); four GEnx-2B67 turbofans of 66,500 lbf each^[2][3]
• Typical three-class layout of 467 passengers in Boeing's airport-planning manual; maximum takeoff weight 987,000 lb (447,695 kg)^[4]
• Range 7,730 nmi (14,310 km); cruise Mach 0.855; usable fuel 63,034 US gal^[2][4]
• Cargo: lower-deck containers 5,705 cu ft (162 m3) plus 640 cu ft bulk^[4]
• Lufthansa's own seating layout is not given in Boeing's release^[1]