B738FlyUIA From Switzerland, joined Dec 2009, 473 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 23882 times:
Hi A.net
LH's first B748-I left FRA on it's Inaugural flight to IAD and is airborne since almost a hour. Wish them all a good and safe flight and hope to get some images soon and to the spotters in IAD that should arrive at 12-45 LT.
Can be seen on Flightradar that will soon cross the Channel and then over England in couple of min's.
Madame Concorde is on Board!!
Good luck and safe journey D-ABYA!!! fly 748-I fly
GCT64 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2007, 1104 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (11 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 23751 times:
D-ABYA has just gone past my house (NW of LHR) at FL340 routing LAM-DIKAS.
Interestingly, OO-SFW operating the inaugural SN501 (BRU-JFK) is alongside it on a parallel track at FL380
05:15 arrival at FRA? Wow, that's early. Guess I won't be dragging my ass out of bed in the middle of the night on the off-chance of seeing it fly over SE England!
GCT64 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2007, 1104 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 22902 times:
Quoting Burkhard (Reply 13): I really hope the use B748 fot the B747-8F and 74H for the B748I - much easier to interpret the data...
Flightaware should use the ICAO codes (as should the flightplan, which is where the Flightaware code should come from) and this is "B748" for both the pax and freighter versions.
EIDAA From Ireland, joined Oct 2006, 821 posts, RR: 16 Reply 16, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 22892 times:
Quoting B738FlyUIA (Reply 12): According to LH's Website: LH417 1500IAD - 0515+1FRA (times LT)
Quoting scbriml (Reply 14): 05:15 arrival at FRA? Wow, that's early. Guess I won't be dragging my ass out of bed in the middle of the night on the off-chance of seeing it fly over SE England!
The aircraft is due to operate the LH419 service this evening departing IAD at 1755 local and arriving FRA at 0805 local.
The LH418 and LH417 flights are not operating today.
71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 22340 times:
Quoting clydenairways (Reply 8): Looks like it has company for the crossing. two 777's just in front of it (Different Flight Levels though).
Checking the map now, it looks like the 748 caught and passed them both.
71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 19054 times:
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 19): Where do you see the 74H code on that Flightaware page? I only see B748.
It was showing 74H for most of the trip, only recently been changed.
25 Viscount724: No, that was never planned as far as I recall.
26 flightsimer: No, the 747-8i was always to have the widows from the 777. Grat to see hat she is finally in service.
27 PHX787: Madame Concorde is a lucky woman! Congrats to LH and IAD! I hope some spotters were on hand. She's been on the ground for the last 45 minutes.[Edited
28 71Zulu: So the 748i will cruise at .855 mach? Wiki says the 777 max cruise is .84 and from the flightaware map, it does looks like the 748 passed both the AC
29 KC135R: Duration of the flight on flightaware is 7:48, coincidence?
30 B738FlyUIA: Maybe KC135R spotted well!! Simply a little off topic but SQ's 744 last flight from HGK to SIN was Flt Nr SQ 748!!
31 holzmann: Lufthansa has posted the IAD water-gun welcome salute photo to their FB page.
32 B777LRF: With Lufthansa? It's not that far fetched to suggest they planned it, but considering the heavy traffic over the NE USA, that would be a very tough n
36 KLM777300ER: Took plenty of photos from the Main Terminal at IAD. Not necessarily A.net quality but message me if you want some of them emailed to you!
37 trent1000: and... probably Sam Chui taking pics of the landing gear retracting...
38 virginblue4: And she is on her way back to FRA!
39 mffoda: I wonder how may did not deplane? and were there for the first flight too and from...
40 EFCar98: doesnt look like the 748 is coming back tomorrow. And, why is the return flight also showing as coming from St Johns Newfoundland? http://flightaware.
41 PHX787: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...9/history/20120601/2155Z/KIAD/EDDF Looks like you're looking at the wrong link
42 71Zulu: According to lufthansa.com, it's flying flight 418 tomorrow due in 3:45pm, then back on 419 departing 5:55pm.
43 EFCar98: look on the bottom of your linked page and you will see that the oddball stjohns flight is listed among the IAD- FRA flights
44 AA94: For some reason, it appears that FlightAware hasn't caught up with the new service. The 748 is scheduled to operate the IAD-FRA route indefinitely. F
45 AA94: Also, I was fortunate enough to be on the tarmac today as a guest of Lufthansa to watch the arrival and subsequent water cannon salute. Here is a quic
46 TJCAB: IAD has been on the short list for some impressive metal. A380, 748, Concorde...
47 traindoc: To AA94. Great pictures, thanks for sharing! The LH cabin crew usually look very classy and today is no exception. Hopefully other airlines will buy t
48 CX747: Congrats to Lufthansa and Boeing on a milestone day. Day 1 of D-ABYA'S more than likely 20+ year career spanning the world.
49 blackbird1: LH 419 IAD-FRA is now over the UK again, about one hour to go to FRA: http://plomi.smugmug.com/Airplanes/F...692_rrcH2K#!i=1880963221&k=vsQRpn4
50 B738FlyUIA: Thanks for posting the link with some photos. Looks really great and especially the landing Will look forward to see a few more.. So D-ABYA made it's
51 PHX787: Someone on trip reports posted something on this flight, I'd check it out (I can't post a link because of my iPhone
52 sweair: Is it the raked wingtips that make wings bend more than with wing lets? Not the huge bend of the 787 but still more than the 744.
53 LH422: It's boarding right now as DLH418. Should be on its way to IAD at 12 UTC.
54 tozbek: I was on the flight. Here you are some videos taken during the flight: Take off: http://youtu.be/lowWfUrZADw First Class: http://youtu.be/T6aKzMTb1FU
55 airevents: And spotters in Gdansk may be pleased to hear that D-ABYA is a charter there on monday to bring the German football team there for the Euro 2012...
56 71Zulu: It's on the way back to IAD.... http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...8/history/20120602/1100Z/EDDF/KIAD (showing on flightaware as B744 now but shou
57 alphaomega: Probably not many since you need to clear customs
58 B738FlyUIA: Thank you for posting... it's really wonderful and great vid Enjoy the sound very much and simply a special experience!! Yes, just seen it on flight
59 columba: Spiegel Online has a trip report as well (sadly in German), nice is that the even CEO of LH is saying that the 747-8I is much better looking then the
60 AA94: Thank you guys! Everyone deplaned due to customs and also because LH hosted media tours of the aircraft with their VIP guests and press while on the
61 Aviaco: That was the flight one day before, a B747-400 that diverted to St.John's due to a medical emergency.
62 virginblue4: It's around 80 miles out from IAD.
63 AA94: Okay guys, sorry for the generous amount of posting I've been doing on this thread. Here's a full gallery from the 747-8 press event yesterday, includ
64 B738FlyUIA: Thank you also AA94!!! I guess it landed now... Seams that the Inaugural flight from yesterday is in the second round for today, but that is really g
65 Viscount724: From Transport Canada daily occurrence reports site: DLH419, a Boeing 747-400 enroute from Washington (KIAD) to Frankfurt (EDDF) declared a medical e
66 MadameConcorde: It's not luck. It is more like taking action, being determined and knowing what I want. "Making Your Own Lucky Breaks" and wanting to be in the right
67 sweair: At first the 748i upper deck seemed too big, but it has grown on me and the engines give it a meaner look too compared to the 744. What an eye pleasin
68 col: Great to see the 747-8 in service. I now hope we see more orders as she proves her worth.
69 MadameConcorde: At the time we were to leave back to Frankfurt with LH419 the ramp was closed due to bad weather and tornado warnings. We were put in a parking positi
70 B738FlyUIA: With the greatest pleasure will wait for your TR!!! Would be very nice but honestly I doubt it that they will get them.. more like some Airbuses!! Ye
71 MadameConcorde: I only wish those of us on Anet travelling on these first time revolutionary totally new aircraft type inaugural flights (thinking of the A380 and B-
72 luv2fly: LH crews always look the part that is for sure. American carriers could learn a thing or two.
73 PHX787: When you make it, post it here (because I only check a few forums)
74 LH422: The German football team is on its way to GDN: http://www.flightradar24.com/DLH342 (or http://www.flightradar24.com/2012-06-04/11:58/DLH342 if you mis
75 wilco737: And this afternoon the airplane is flying back to FRA and tomorrow a 744 is scheduled to IAD. wilco737
76 MadameConcorde: I thought you might have been upstairs at the boarding ceremony before the departure to IAD. You are the Lufthansa invisible man.
77 wilco737: Nope, I couldn't join at all. I was sick at home on that day, so couldn't be there. Hope you had a good flight and enjoyed the new airplane. wilco737
78 MadameConcorde: A detailed trip report will come in due time. Have started working on it.
79 wilco737: Very well, looking forward to it. And I am sure many others as well wilco737
80 boeing773W: Fantastic attitude. Good on you. Please hurry. Cannot wait...
81 LH422: Here are some pictures, also from today's special flight: http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/media-library/photo-library.html
82 kmz: by the way, why is it always said that the new B/C product debuted on the B748? It started on the A333 last month...
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