The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental undertook its maiden flight on March 20th, 2011, just over a year after the cargo-carrying 747-8F model took to the skies for the first time in February 2010. The ...

First delivery of the 747-8 Intercontinental is scheduled for the fourth quarter. Air China also has agreed to order five Intercontinental pending government approvals. The airplane is painted in ...