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First look: Boeing’s new 747-8 Intercontinental
Plane maker Boeing to unveil a passenger version of the 747-8 Intercontinental on Feb 13, 2011
The new plane, which will be unveiled February 13, 2011, features quieter, more fuel efficient engines, more passenger seating and redesigned interiors. (Getty Images)
The 747-8 Intercontinental’s cabin, featuring larger windows and new lighting is displayed in a mock up February 12, 2011 at the Boeing Customer Experience Center in Renton, Washington. (Getty Images)
Boeing employees work in the fuselage section of the 747-8 Intercontinental airplane, Boeing’s newest passenger at the Boeing factory. (Getty Images)
Boeing will unveil a passenger version of the 747-8 Intercontinental, which will leverage many of the technologies from the 787 Dreamliner on February 13, 2011. (Getty Images)
A Boeing employee works on a wing of a 747-8 Cargo airplane at the Boeing factory. (Getty Images)
Cables hang from the ceiling of an unfinished 747-8 Intercontinental airplane cockpit. (Getty Images)
A bicycle, used by employees to get around the factory sits below a painting of the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plane at the Boeing factory. (Getty Images)
A 747-8 cargo airplane sits on the assembly line at the Boeing factory February 12, 2011 in Everett, Washington. (Getty Images)
A 747-8 Intercontinental airplane sits on the assembly line at the Boeing factory February 12, 2011 in Everett, Washington. (Getty Images)
