https://www.boeing-747.com/747_timeline.php 2026-08-13 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747_deliveries_timeline_mal_med-2.jpeg When each variant appeared, 1969 to 2010. The 747-8F at the far right closed the line; the last aircraft was delivered in January 2023. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/united_747old-4.jpeg 1970 - the 747-100. Pan Am flew the first service in January 1970 and the type spread quickly across the US majors. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/b747-400_med-2.jpeg 1989 - the 747-400, the best-selling generation, identifiable by its winglets and two-crew glass cockpit. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-takeoff_med-2.png 2011 - the 747-8 Intercontinental takes off on its first flight, the last new 747 generation. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/ 2026-08-14 monthly 0.8 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-takeoff_med-2.png The 747-8 Intercontinental getting airborne in Boeing's launch livery. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/stretched_747-8_ip_med-2.jpeg Where the 747-8 was stretched - plugs fore and aft of the wing. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-wing-assembly-everett.jpeg The 747-8 got an entirely new wing rather than a modified 747-400 one. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-cargolux_med-2.jpeg The 747-8 Freighter came first, entering service with launch customer Cargolux in October 2011. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/747-8-environmental-factors.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-environmental-factors-3.gif Boeing's summary of where the 747-8 sits against the standards. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f-genx-2b-engines-wing-2.jpeg Most of the improvement comes from the wing and the GEnx-2B engines beneath it. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/747-8-improved-flying-experience.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-improved-flying-exper_med-2.jpeg The main deck cabin, with 787-derived architecture. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-upper-deck_med.jpeg The upper deck, extended slightly over the 747-400's. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-berth-thumb-450x307_med-2.jpeg Optional crew rest berths sit in the crown space above the cabin, freeing main deck floor for seats. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/Boeing-747-8-compared-to-the-747-400.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/comparison-between-787-8_med.jpeg Boeing's own side-by-side of the two generations. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/b747-400_med-2.jpeg The 747-400, identifiable by its upright winglets - the feature the 747-8 drops. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-wing-assembly-everett.jpeg The 747-8 wing is a new design, not a stretched 747-400 one. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-flight-deck.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/pasted-file-2.jpeg The 747-8 flight deck, looking forward from behind the two pilot seats. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-flight-deck_med-2.jpeg Boeing's own annotated view, marking the five features that distinguish the 747-8 flight deck from the 747-400. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-freighter-interior.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-freighter_med-2.png The main deck, with the nose door raised. Four more pallet positions than the 747-400F. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-cargolux_med-2.jpeg Launch customer Cargolux took the first 747-8F in October 2011. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f_at_boeing_everett_pl_med-2.jpeg A 747-8F at Everett during the flight test programme. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-intercontinent-first-flight-video.php 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-takeoff_med-2.png The moment the Intercontinental first left the ground. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-landing-first_med-2.png Back on the ground at Paine Field. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-intercontinental-passenger-version.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/110902_747_8_intercontinent_med-5.jpeg Lufthansa was the launch customer and remains the largest passenger 747-8 operator. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-intercontinetal_med-2.jpeg The Intercontinental in Boeing's own colours. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-600x400_med-2.jpeg The cabin borrows its architecture from the 787 - curved ceilings, larger windows and LED lighting. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/Boeing-747-8-new-wing-design.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-wing-assembly-everett.jpeg A 747-8 wing on the crane at Everett. The wing was designed from scratch rather than carried over from the 747-400. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-wings-3.gif Boeing's own diagram of the features that distinguish the 747-8 wing. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f-genx-2b-engines-wing-2.jpeg The wing with its GEnx-2B engines hung. The engines burn about 16 percent less fuel per seat than those on the 747-400. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-reduced-maintenance-requirements.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-reduced-mainte_med-2.jpeg Longer intervals between checks mean more days flying and fewer in the hangar. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f_at_boeing_everett_pl_med-2.jpeg Common doors and ground service connections with the 747-400 kept existing equipment usable. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8-rejected-take-off-test.php 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f_at_boeing_everett_pl_med-2.jpeg A 747-8 Freighter during the flight test programme. The RTO test is among the harshest an airframe faces. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8i-announcement.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/the-new-747-8-intercontinen_med-2.jpeg Boeing's announcement image for the passenger 747-8. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/110902_747_8_intercontinent_med-6.jpeg Lufthansa's first aircraft leaving the paint hangar, six years after it placed the launch order. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/boeing-747-8i-first-flight-flight-announcement.php 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-first-flight_med-2.jpeg The Intercontinental leaves Paine Field for the first time, 20 March 2011. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8i-landing-first_med-2.png And returns the same day. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/e-enabled-capabilities-of-the-boeing-747-8.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/e-enabled-capabilities-of_med-2.jpeg Data moves between aircraft and ground automatically, without a technician. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-flight-deck_med-2.jpeg The electronic flight bag on the flight deck is part of the same digital chain. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/engines-optimized-for-the-7.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f-genx-2b-engines-wing-2.jpeg Two GEnx-2B engines hung on a 747-8 wing during assembly at Everett. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-genex-2b-engines-3.gif The GEnx-2B in section. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-with-improved-genx2_med-3.jpeg Cathay Pacific took the first 747-8 with the performance-improvement package in December 2013. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/new-environmental-control-system-ecs.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/environmental-control-syste_med.jpeg How conditioned air is produced and distributed through the aircraft. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing-747-8-600x400_med-2.jpeg The cabin the system serves - the ECS controls its temperature, pressure and air quality. https://www.boeing-747.com/everything-about-the-boeing-747-8/new-size-of-the-boeing-747-.html 2026-08-14 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/stretched_747-8_ip_med-2.jpeg The two plugs that make up the stretch, shaded against the 747-400 outline. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/429px-giant_planes_comparis_med-4.png The 747-8 against the other giants. Only the single Antonov An-225 was longer. https://www.boeing-747.com/fun_facts_from_boeing.php 2026-08-13 monthly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/boeing_747_8_under_construc-4.jpeg The forward fuselage and its hump, in primer at Everett. The raised flight deck exists so the entire nose can swing up for cargo. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f-genx-2b-engines-wing-2.jpeg A wing under assembly with its engines hung. Each 747-400 wing weighs about 95,000 lb and covers 5,600 square feet - enough to park 45 cars on. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8-flight-deck_med-2.jpeg The 747-8 flight deck. The 747-400 cut the number of lights, gauges and switches from 971 on earlier models to 365. https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/united_747old-4.jpeg An early 747-100. Pan Am launched the programme in 1966 and flew the first service in January 1970. https://www.boeing-747.com/news.php 2026-09-04 weekly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/_Media/747-8f_at_boeing_everett_pl_med-2.jpeg Everett, where every 747 was built. The line closed in January 2023 after 1,574 aircraft. https://www.boeing-747.com/preserved-boeing-747s.html 2026-09-04 weekly 0.7 https://www.boeing-747.com/graphics/preserved-747-map.svg Selected public 747 exhibits confirmed on official venue websites.