The Boeing 747-8 was launched in 2005 as an upgrade to the 747-400 with new engines, updated flightdeck and wings. The aircraft uses the same engine and cockpit technology as the Boeing 787, hence the -8 name. The fuselage is stretched by 5.6m and the wing by 4m with raked wingtips rather than the winglets on the -400. The engines used are the General Electric GEnx-2B67. There are two versions of the aircraft, the 8F which is the cargo version with 16% more capacity than the -400 and the passenger version, the -8i or Intercontinental. The first aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa in May 2012.
The Korean Air Boeing 747-8B5 is powered by 4 x General Electric GEnx-2B67 engines and is configured for 6 First Class, 48 Business Class and 314 Economy seats. HL7637 S/N40909 LN:1529 was delivered on 27th June 2016.
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