747-8-Intercontinental forward fuselage
The first 747-8 Intercontinental forward fuselage section.
The first forward fuselage section for the 747-8 Intercontinental, delivered to Everett for final assembly.
747 fuselages arrive as sections and are joined on the line. This one includes the hump - the raised flight deck that exists so freighter versions can hinge the whole nose upwards.
The first forward fuselage of the new 747-8 Intercontinental with the aircraft's recognizable upper deck.
Related topics
Making the first commercial Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental comes together at Everett, from wing and fuselage join to roll-out of the last passenger 747 line.
Boeing 747-400 vs 747-8
The 747-8 is bigger, heavier and quieter than the 747-400, with a new wing, GEnx-2B engines and a stretched fuselage - but it sells a fraction as well.
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental vs 747-8F
The 747-8I and 747-8F share an engine, a wing and a weight, but split on the upper deck, the nose door and what they are built to haul.
The story of the Boeing 747
How the 747 came to exist - the Pan Am bet, the factory built to make it, the hump that came from a freighter, and why production ended in 2023.
Launching the 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing launched the 747-8 family in November 2005, and Lufthansa became the first airline to order the passenger Intercontinental in December 2006.
747-8 Intercontinental first flight video
Footage of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental leaving Paine Field on its maiden flight on 20 March 2011.
More in Photo Album
Photo Album
Photographs of every major Boeing 747 variant and special-mission jumbo - airline service, freight, Air Force One, the Dreamlifter and SOFIA.
Boeing 747-8 Photos
The Boeing 747-8 in pictures - wing assembly, final construction, paint hangar roll-out, first flight and airline service.
747-400 Cargo
Japan Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F JA401J photographed on the ramp, showing the freighter's raised flight deck and nose door.
747-400D (Japan Airlines)
A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400D, the high-density domestic variant built without the winglets fitted to other 747-400s.
747-8 Berths
Optional crew rest berths offered on the 747-8, tucked into the upper area of the cabin for long-haul operations.
Bahrain Royal Flight B747SP
The Bahrain Royal Flight Boeing 747SP, the shortened long-range 747 built for ultra-long routes and later favoured by VIP operators.