Bigger than anything before it, the Boeing 747-8 was the final jumbo jet. This documentary shows how it came together.
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce weren't part of the 747-8 program, despite a long history with the 'Queen of the Skies'.
The A380 is the much bigger ultra-large-widebody aircraft that never lived long enough to grow longer than the 747-8.
The aircraft offers some exceptional long-range capabilities.
EVERETT, Wash. -- It's 20 feet longer, with a brand new wing and new high efficiency General Electric engines. But Boeing's brand new 747-8 Freighter has run into a headwind with big customers, and ...