Boeing's B747-8I takes to the sky, but outlook mixed - Very Large Aircraft update 2
The passenger variant of Boeing’s new Very Large Aircraft (VLA) offering, the B747-8I, took to the skies for the first time on 20-Mar-2011, joining its sister aircraft, the -8F in a lengthy programme of test flights. In this second of a two-part series on VLA programmes, we review latest developments and the outlook for the B747-8.