CXfirst From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 2694 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 14431 times:
Quoting Bill142 (Reply 4): H would be the 8th letter of the alphabet.
Yes, but still doesn't explain why they couldn't use 748 (where as 73H tells us the difference between winglets and no winglets). Usually, letters are used to reduce confusion (73G instead of 737 for 737-700 for obvious reasons, etc.)
Anyway, it's good that a date has been set. Although I haven't seen any press release, so many this is a placeholder for ordinary flights, and we could see it come earlier with hopefully a big ceremony for inaugeral flight.
gingersnap From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2010, 853 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (1 year 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 13826 times:
Quoting kiwiandrew (Reply 7):
Perhaps because the code 748 has previously been used for the HS748? Are any of those still in scheduled service anywhere in the world?
Roughly 30 still in service. Around half of those are in service in Canada.
vaus77w From Australia, joined Aug 2011, 141 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (1 year 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 13014 times:
Has anyone seen any cabin pics? I'm interested to see what it'll look like (whether they opt for the sky interior with 787-style multi-colour lighting, what kind of seats they get etc).
Also does the 748i have the electronic window dimmers or standard window shades?
Is this going to be the true First to Fly commercial flight for the new 748i
In fact Qatar Amiri are the true First to Fly the 748i but not reserved to us Joe Public.
Any news on crew training flights?
I will be in the middle of moving 1 June so I very much doubt I will be able to make that first FRA-IAD flight.
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6798 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (1 year 3 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 10250 times:
Quoting vaus77w (Reply 9): Has anyone seen any cabin pics? I'm interested to see what it'll look like (whether they opt for the sky interior with 787-style multi-colour lighting, what kind of seats they get etc).
Also does the 748i have the electronic window dimmers or standard window shades?
As far as I know the cabin styling is based on the 787, not sure about the window dimmers but as the 747-8 does not have the 787 style windows I believe it will be standard window shades.
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 13, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 9890 times:
Looking at the Lufthansa website trying to make a mock reservation as of today's date it shows a Airbus 330
also I don't see anything cheap for these fligths to IAD over one month in advance!
Vol LH416
Départ 09:50 sur mar. 1 maiFrancfort, Frankfurt International, Terminal 11
Arrivée 12:45 sur mar. 1 maiWashington, Dulles International, Terminal
Durée 8h55
Compagnie aérienne Lufthansa
Type d'avion Airbus Industrie A330-300
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (1 year 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 9784 times:
How can I be so spaced out?
Play the game! Build your own airplane! Enter the competition for free tickets to fly on the new LH jumbo!
Win two tickets for a flight in the new jumbo, one of two exclusive, limited edtion chronograph watches, a bath towel or a coffee mug in the 747-8 design.
In the coming weeks we would like to regularly send you new 3D components, from which you can assemble your own virtual 747-8 piece by piece.
UALFAson From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 582 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (1 year 3 weeks ago) and read 8396 times:
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 13): also I don't see anything cheap for these fligths to IAD over one month in advance!
Wow, you're not kidding! A one-way ticket is pricing at 2795 Euros or US$3,676. Making it part of a roundtrip doesn't bring the price down appreciably.
I'd say they're jacking up the price for this special flight but all UA/LH FRA-IAD flights that day are showing at this fare on LH's web site.
So much for being a part of this inaugural...
"We hope you've enjoyed flying with us as much as we've enjoyed taking you for a ride."
Where did you check? I just checked a flight on lufthansa.com departing FRA on the 2nd of June with the 748 and picked any random date flying back to IAD on 748i again and it shows me a total of: € 891,48.
The flight FRA-IAD on June 1st is not bookable on 748i, I guess only invited guests and press will be on that?
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 21, posted (1 year 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 8203 times:
Quoting wilco737 (Reply 19): The flight FRA-IAD on June 1st is not bookable on 748i, I guess only invited guests and press will be on that?
LH416 of June 1 is out and bookable in Y class by all who want to fly on it.
ven. 1 juin 09:50Francfort 12:45Washington, Dulles International LH416 Economy (M)
Informations de vols
Vol LH416
Départ 09:50 sur ven. 1 juinFrancfort, Frankfurt International, Terminal 11
Arrivée 12:45 sur ven. 1 juinWashington, Dulles International, Terminal
Durée 8h55
Compagnie aérienne Lufthansa
Type d'avion 74H
Doing a one-way mock-up reservation in F for LH416 of 1 June does not show any availability.
They probably blocked the F cabin (8 seats up front of the aircraft) for the invited guests and LH VVIPs.
while Business Class is wide open at € 3877 one-way.
09:50Francfort 12:45Washington, Dulles International LH416 8h55
Informations de vols
Vol LH416
Départ 09:50 sur ven. 1 juinFrancfort, Frankfurt International, Terminal 11
Arrivée 12:45 sur ven. 1 juinWashington, Dulles International, Terminal
Durée 8h55
Compagnie aérienne Lufthansa
Type d'avion 74H
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
wilco737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8473 posts, RR: 78 Reply 22, posted (1 year 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 8072 times:
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Quoting United787 (Reply 20): Have we seen interior photos? I am especially interested in seeing the new business seats...I couldn't stand the old "slides"...
There are pictures of the new C class available on the internet already. Even a thread was here about the new C class.
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 21): LH416 of June 1 is out and bookable in Y class by all who want to fly on it.
LuisKMIA From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 90 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (1 year 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 7900 times:
I take that it took off with a bare interior last week. I can't wait to see some pictures of the cabin.
Luis
KMIA
25 geizistgeil: ...I bet you will see many pics of the 748-7 on Wednesday, after the Roll-In Ceremony took place in FRA. 1500 employees are invited (there was a lucky
26 yamatthey: I get my ticket FRA-IAD LH416 on June 1st, returning on Sunday the 3rd with LH419, in Business Classe using Miles & More ticket. Both flights on 7
27 GCPET: Great to see it enter service! I wish the 747-8 a safe flying career. GCPET
28 wilco737: I got a Ticket as well for the roll in. Taking my cam with me for sure. Airplane is scheduled to land in FRA at 9:30am local time. wilco737
29 DID747: Do you know the flight N° of the delivery flight today from Everett to Frankfurt please? Would like to follow it... Thank you.
30 wilco737: Flight number is of course DLH 748 Leaving at 21:00 UTC. Wilco737
32 MadameConcorde: I managed two seats in Economy with Miles and Less miles 416 June 1 from Frankfurt and 419 from Washington Dulles flying back on same aircraft same d
33 wilco737: Congrats to those who got a ticket for that flight! I don't have time in that day, so I cannot join in. I am looking forward to fly it on my own wilco
35 wilco737: No, and looks like I won't be before August. My time will come wilco737
36 MadameConcorde: Yes You can! I will be in the middle of moving madness right at that time but I don't want to miss out. Take 24 hours off. Get a replacement. Make up
37 columba: Isn´t there a delivery ceremony today ?
38 LH422: There should be one for departure and one for arrival tomorrow morning in FRA. Can't seem to find a video of the ceremony though. Maybe it'll show up
39 columba: Wilco......................but I doubt that even if he knew that he would tell My hope would be for "Brandenburg" and that it will be flown to TXL th
40 MadameConcorde: I would not say that the 747-8i is a beauty. She is a bit like the A380 in her own ways with a smaller body and thinner wings. Boeing's true beauty is
41 columba: In other words a beauty The 787-8 is a bit too stubby for my taste, not bad looking but the 787-9 will be the real beauty
42 MadameConcorde: I would not go that far. I'd say 747-8i is a Queen Mary 2 of the skies while the A380 is a Oasis of the Seas and the 787-8 is a Queen Victoria. Conco
43 LH422: 2300 FRA time http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH748
44 LH422: It doesn't seem to have been painted yet. A picture from the delivery ceremony at PAE: http://yfrog.com/z/nu4g4pjj
45 MadameConcorde: Thank you. I won't catch much of the flight on departure but I'll look where they are at early morning until they land in Frankfurt. It would be grea
46 aloges: There is now a delay, which is good news for spotters in HAM. Those should take a very close look at the planned route and perhaps another one at thi
47 LH422: How nice! But it should be in HAM before 8:30. It took off a few minutes ago: http://yfrog.com/0rbn0z
48 LH422: Some pictures from PAE: http://boeingblogs.com/randy/archive...lufthansa_a_legend_and_a_look.html
49 MadameConcorde: Beautiful take off video! Who iis inside the plane? There must be guests (I bet not in the whY cabin ) on the flight with several pilots and cabin cr
50 columba: On Randy´s blog there was a picture of Nico Buchholz, fleet planer of Lufthansa, cutting the ribbon.
51 MadameConcorde: They are making the round for landing at Frankfurt following DHL 748 on flight radar 24 They are almost there! Now in line for landing with all the ot
52 Burkhard: Just saw her a minute ago in appoach, wondered a while what it was since it was no 744 - welcome!
53 MadameConcorde: wow nice! I am happy you could get a glimpse of hte new plane while she was about to land! Our chief of staff pilot emeritus wilco will be there at t
54 columba: Once again on this topic, I believe the 747-8I will like the -430 be named after German Federal States. The A380 is named after major Cities worldwid
55 Burkhard: She is a beauty. The wings are more elegant than the 744 ones for sure, the engines fit in dimension, all the part visible before the wing is linear
56 MadameConcorde: We all have different concepts of what beauty is like. You like the 747-8i. Fair enough. I love the 787-8 Dreamliner. Fair enough. I was on the 787-8
57 comair25: So sad that is the day I am going back to the states. I have already purchased tickets on SQ. Oh well maybe another time. Good luck to LH!
58 Burkhard: Completely agree on that one. I just saw her from the same angle I saw 5 LH and Two UA 744 at the same light within an hour, and from this 20 seconds
59 MadameConcorde: Better looking than the 744 I can only agree with that! Some on Flyertalk said they have done a Touch and Go in Hamburg. Great pilot! I hope there wil
60 MadameConcorde: My catch before they did the turnaround to line up for landing at FRA.
61 MadameConcorde: There are pictures of the ceremony already appearing on Flyertalk thanks to Oliver 2002 Senior Moderator; Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More forum
62 MadameConcorde: This is the LH 747-8i seating map - courtesy of LH head moderator Oliver2002 on Flyertalk http://www.lufthansa.com/mediapool/p...treckenflotte&blt
63 Trijetsonly: I don't know if it is mentioned before... but why don't they use their new First Class with a seat and a bed for every passenger?
64 MadameConcorde: There are GREAT interior pictures of the plane here... Including the flight deck! http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10012159.html?tag=mncol;morePosts
65 MadameConcorde: The pics from the launch party and the interiors are online here: https://picasaweb.google.com/104315192179132158307/Lh748iLaunch?authuser=0&authk
66 PM: "During the roll-in ceremony at FRA, LH CEO Christoph Franz said the fourth-generation 747 would begin scheduled services June 1 with services from Fr
67 wilco737: Yes, but IAD, LAX and ORD are the first destination. So BLR and DEL have to wait a while. That's what they said yesterday. wilco737
68 BG777300ER: Just found out I'm flying this new bird on June 20, FRA-IAD LH418. Pretty excited...
70 BG777300ER: awesome man, looks like we'll get to fly an almost brand new bird.
71 MadameConcorde: Another picture gallery... I love the blue effect on the engines... https://plus.google.com/photos/103003814883911099117/albums/5738187464147340993/57
72 flightsimboy: Isn't that the name for the A380?. Looking forward to your trip report
73 MadameConcorde: I think it suits the 747-8i much better but I have chosen a variation "Big Bee". The A380 engines are too quiet - can barely hear them. The 747-8i wi
74 fun2fly: Just picked my seats on Lufthansa.com for the 748 IAD>FRA in Sept so all parts are loaded and working.
75 MadameConcorde: Not sure if this was posted yet. Lufthansa Magazin In this month’s edition, tribute is paid to Lufthansa’s first Boeing 747-8i that will enter ser
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