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Boeing and GECAS finalise order for 747-8 Freighters and 777-300ER
Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, have finalised a firm order for two 747-8 Freighter and eight 777-300ER (extended range) aircraft.
The order marks the completion of an agreement originally announced during the Paris Air Show in June. Read more
New Boeing 747-8 Freighter completes certification flight testing
The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter successfully completed its certification flight test program on Tuesday, with two aircraft landing at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Flight test aircraft RC522 completed testing of the flight management computer (FMC) and RC523 completed function & reliability (F&R) testing. Read more
Thai Airways upgrades cabins on Boeing 747-400 aircraft
Thai Airways has launched its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft following a series of retrofits across its fleet. The newly retrofitted Boeing 747-400 aircraft boasts revamped passenger cabins, improved in-flight entertainment and will operate on flights from Bangkok to London from the end of October 2011 and later to a few other European cities. Read more






