The only thing i dont like is the the top cabin its too extened, makeing it look kinda ackward and out of place, I think Boeing should have gone back to the very first Boeing 747 shell, they made the top cabin flow with the rest of the plane, it was so sleek and beautiful, for the 747-8 all they needed to do was change the entior ,put in new engines and wing designs and there my freinds would be the sexeiest looking planee next to concord.
I went on a 747-400 Air New Zealand one to Rarotonga back in 2004, was surprised they were using one for only a 4 hour flight lol but it was nearly full with people.
@pronofreak Ok, it's smaller, it's using the same base design as a 40 year old aircraft....it's basically just an upgrade to an old airframe and as much as I love America, just because a crap things made there...doesn't make it the best in the world....sorry.
@IIproductionsII Maybe it has fewer seats, but the A380 is shorter nose-to-tail, and looks like a C5 Galaxy with a white paint job and a low wing profile. Honestly, in my opinion, quite boring. The "hump" is what gives the 747 design it's character and makes it more recognizable than any other airliner.
i love it alot except the interior of the cockpit. it is not as beautiful as the 787 which is so nice designed and painted in that cool grey. really dont know why that all the cockpit of the 747 has to be painted in that ugly brown. however 747 jumbo always is my favourite.
@zeldalink322 747 is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind the A380 which is far more advanced, highly fuel efficient, with a cockpit of the 21st century. 747 is is great but aging. Boeing keep son refurbishing it. 747 cannot keep up with a brand new designed airplane.
@konrad4212 Sorry to say, that the 747-8 is more fuel efficient per passenger-mile than the A380. Plus, the 747 can land at smaller airports, where the A380 is only able to land at the largest. You are right, the 747 is a 40-year old general design, but the -8 shares only the design in common with the original aircraft, and even that has been modified from the original. The cockpit has been adapted from the 787, too.
@Historymaker2001 The 747-8 is only 0.1 of a litre more fuel efficient than the A380 per seat, per 100miles. That's hardly anything, and considering you've got a lot more paying customers on the A380, airlines save money. The A380 also has a faster cruising speed, and is able to fly for a longer period of time, most airports adapted their runways to fit the A380, it's not that hard to do. A380s fly to tons of destinations now. In terms of looks, it's opinion...some say the 747 has a big nose...
@IIproductionsII It's not just runways that need to be redone, but taxiways, hangars, gates and parking ramps as well. Example: So far in Canada, the A380 can land and park at only 3 airports: Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal/Trudeau. A new runway is under construction in Calgary that is long enough for the A380, but for the foreseable & planned future, any passenger A380 that lands in Calgary will have to disembark on the cargo ramp, or pay for 3 gates at the terminal.
@Historymaker2001 Yes, and it's not that hard to do, basically all countries in the western world have updated their airports to accomidate the A380, if they chose not to, they will lose buisness.
@Historymaker2001 You are probably right about what you said, but again I think the A380 is more fuel efficient. That airplane uses up 3 litres for a passenger to travel 100km forward when at its cruising altitude. Look it up. I doubt the 747 as great as it is, can do that.....
I must acknowledge that the 747 is an awesome looking airliner.
@lauriersroses333 Actually, according to wikipedia, the A380 has 236 orders. The 787 has 821 orders. That already outsells the A380. And then add the 747-8 which has 111 orders and you can see that Boeing has outsold Airbus.
@3snowyman u just dnt get my point my friend :) im talking about airbus and boeing generaly!! the airbus have more orders than boeing,im reading it right now again on wikipedia, and ur comparing 787 to a380 ?? it 2 different planes, u should compare 787 to A350 and a380 to 747-8. so far this year2011 have airbus more orders than boeing, but it doesnt mean boeing are not good enough !! not that at all
@3snowyman you're comparing the sales for a plane that came out in 1969 with that of a plane that came out in 2007. Man I knew Boeing fans were ridiculously biased and dorky but not his bad.
Anyway, great plane, shame about the rather tacky music for such a classic model.
@Foxx1981 Actually, I included the 787 in my argument, which was definitely not introduced in 1969. And you can not say that the 747-8 came out in 1969. It has completely been upgraded since the 747-400 in 1989. New cockpit systems, more efficient, bigger, and many more details that make this aircraft so much better. And I am not biased; I completely respect Airbus and its achievements. It may be that I am a Boeing fan because the company is American as am I.
@MynameisElliott I was comparing the two to show that Boeing had more work to do. Building and marketing 2 aircraft is harder than just 1 aircraft. The A350 hasn't even begun testing yet. Has it even been built yet? But I added both 747 and 787 together because both aircraft have been put into service in the same time period with the A380. It was really a comparison between Airbus and Boeing in this year.
@MynameisElliott True. But since the argument was about the new 747 model, I thought that I should just include the profits from the new aircraft out within the year. But yes, an overall profit would show the overall success of the company.
@WENGERGOONER i dislike it, and i dnt work for airbus, but i do fly a lot, both of machines, boeing and airbus, both are great, the thing is: airbus are much avanced and more comfort,if u fly on a380 u will understand what im talking about
@RZ3296 of course not didnt say that buteverybody is chearing and going ph its much better than the a380 but you just saw the looks and there the same. know what i mean.
I'm European and a huge fan of Airbus and what they achieved with the A380 and pilots have commented how easy the plane is to fly BUT i think the Boeing 747-8 looks 10 times better and will be a better seller simply as Boeing can deliver them within 4 months. Airbus has had huge orders cancelled by customers that weren't given their plane on time!
@eddieb10071987 The huge cancellation are Freight version of A380. But their passenger version has keep on selling and already outsold 747. Reversely on Boeing 747, they have less passenger version than Freight version sold to airlines. Probably cargo airlines were attracted by the nose of B747 which can be open for unloading and loading cargo.
@eddieb10071987 I thought it was the 787 suffering cancellations? As far as I'm aware, the only cancellations on A380 passenger version was ILFC's (10) ILFC re-directed that money back into A350s instead with numbers increased.
747-8 is the better looking bird though. Sales of passenger version are pretty poor at the moment.l
Hi, I caught this on CNN Live and I have been vigourisly searching for the entire video of the premiere, only because the music made my eyes watery. It was so beautiful.
747 is proven worldwide for half a century w/ the best safety record in aviation history.
I feel safe in it whenever I travel.
JaneSanFrancisco 1 month ago
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Did Boeing abandon the jumbo market or did they underestimate the customers' natural proclivity to desire the newest and biggest (A380)?
fishmanMarch61 1 month ago
The only thing i dont like is the the top cabin its too extened, makeing it look kinda ackward and out of place, I think Boeing should have gone back to the very first Boeing 747 shell, they made the top cabin flow with the rest of the plane, it was so sleek and beautiful, for the 747-8 all they needed to do was change the entior ,put in new engines and wing designs and there my freinds would be the sexeiest looking planee next to concord.
figure261 1 month ago
such a nice plane....
coxairman 2 months ago
I went on a 747-400 Air New Zealand one to Rarotonga back in 2004, was surprised they were using one for only a 4 hour flight lol but it was nearly full with people.
thedisciple25 3 months ago
Cool! A new queen of the sky. I think, that the 747 is more graceful then A380
kovya 3 months ago
Best looking plane out there!
tn13 4 months ago
Lets be honest, they had to do something Airbus was kicking there ass.
potaka79 4 months ago
The 747 and A380 are wonderful aeroplanes, lets not fight over them.
jamwithmates123 4 months ago
This has nothing on the A380.
IIproductionsII 4 months ago
@IIproductionsII It has everything on the A380...plus it's made in AMERICA!
pronofreak 4 months ago
@pronofreak Ok, it's smaller, it's using the same base design as a 40 year old aircraft....it's basically just an upgrade to an old airframe and as much as I love America, just because a crap things made there...doesn't make it the best in the world....sorry.
IIproductionsII 4 months ago
@IIproductionsII Maybe it has fewer seats, but the A380 is shorter nose-to-tail, and looks like a C5 Galaxy with a white paint job and a low wing profile. Honestly, in my opinion, quite boring. The "hump" is what gives the 747 design it's character and makes it more recognizable than any other airliner.
Historymaker2001 4 months ago
i love it alot except the interior of the cockpit. it is not as beautiful as the 787 which is so nice designed and painted in that cool grey. really dont know why that all the cockpit of the 747 has to be painted in that ugly brown. however 747 jumbo always is my favourite.
andylam73 4 months ago
The 747-8 is so beatiful.
4054Hustler 4 months ago
THE BOEING 747 IS WAYYYYYYYY BETTER THEN AIRBUS A380
zeldalink322 5 months ago
@zeldalink322 747 is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind the A380 which is far more advanced, highly fuel efficient, with a cockpit of the 21st century. 747 is is great but aging. Boeing keep son refurbishing it. 747 cannot keep up with a brand new designed airplane.
konrad4212 4 months ago
@konrad4212 Sorry to say, that the 747-8 is more fuel efficient per passenger-mile than the A380. Plus, the 747 can land at smaller airports, where the A380 is only able to land at the largest. You are right, the 747 is a 40-year old general design, but the -8 shares only the design in common with the original aircraft, and even that has been modified from the original. The cockpit has been adapted from the 787, too.
Historymaker2001 4 months ago
@Historymaker2001 The 747-8 is only 0.1 of a litre more fuel efficient than the A380 per seat, per 100miles. That's hardly anything, and considering you've got a lot more paying customers on the A380, airlines save money. The A380 also has a faster cruising speed, and is able to fly for a longer period of time, most airports adapted their runways to fit the A380, it's not that hard to do. A380s fly to tons of destinations now. In terms of looks, it's opinion...some say the 747 has a big nose...
IIproductionsII 4 months ago
@IIproductionsII It's not just runways that need to be redone, but taxiways, hangars, gates and parking ramps as well. Example: So far in Canada, the A380 can land and park at only 3 airports: Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal/Trudeau. A new runway is under construction in Calgary that is long enough for the A380, but for the foreseable & planned future, any passenger A380 that lands in Calgary will have to disembark on the cargo ramp, or pay for 3 gates at the terminal.
Historymaker2001 4 months ago
@Historymaker2001 Yes, and it's not that hard to do, basically all countries in the western world have updated their airports to accomidate the A380, if they chose not to, they will lose buisness.
IIproductionsII 4 months ago
@Historymaker2001 You are probably right about what you said, but again I think the A380 is more fuel efficient. That airplane uses up 3 litres for a passenger to travel 100km forward when at its cruising altitude. Look it up. I doubt the 747 as great as it is, can do that.....
I must acknowledge that the 747 is an awesome looking airliner.
konrad4212 4 months ago
airbus got more orders so far this year,actualy twice more than boeing,anybody can check it on google
lauriersroses333 5 months ago
@lauriersroses333 Yeah but Boeing has two aircraft on the market. Add both together and they have more orders than Airbus.
3snowyman 4 months ago
@3snowyman hi, well sorry to disapoint u,but if u check the fact on google so u will find out that airbus have more order than boeing.
lauriersroses333 4 months ago
@lauriersroses333 Actually, according to wikipedia, the A380 has 236 orders. The 787 has 821 orders. That already outsells the A380. And then add the 747-8 which has 111 orders and you can see that Boeing has outsold Airbus.
3snowyman 4 months ago
@3snowyman u just dnt get my point my friend :) im talking about airbus and boeing generaly!! the airbus have more orders than boeing,im reading it right now again on wikipedia, and ur comparing 787 to a380 ?? it 2 different planes, u should compare 787 to A350 and a380 to 747-8. so far this year2011 have airbus more orders than boeing, but it doesnt mean boeing are not good enough !! not that at all
lauriersroses333 4 months ago
@3snowyman you're comparing the sales for a plane that came out in 1969 with that of a plane that came out in 2007. Man I knew Boeing fans were ridiculously biased and dorky but not his bad.
Anyway, great plane, shame about the rather tacky music for such a classic model.
Foxx1981 3 months ago
@Foxx1981 Actually, I included the 787 in my argument, which was definitely not introduced in 1969. And you can not say that the 747-8 came out in 1969. It has completely been upgraded since the 747-400 in 1989. New cockpit systems, more efficient, bigger, and many more details that make this aircraft so much better. And I am not biased; I completely respect Airbus and its achievements. It may be that I am a Boeing fan because the company is American as am I.
3snowyman 3 months ago
@3snowyman You can't compare A380 sales to 787 sales PLUS 747-8 sales. It isn't fair!
Just compare 747-8 and A380 sales, or 787 and A350 sales.
MynameisElliott 2 months ago
@MynameisElliott I was comparing the two to show that Boeing had more work to do. Building and marketing 2 aircraft is harder than just 1 aircraft. The A350 hasn't even begun testing yet. Has it even been built yet? But I added both 747 and 787 together because both aircraft have been put into service in the same time period with the A380. It was really a comparison between Airbus and Boeing in this year.
3snowyman 2 months ago
@3snowyman You need to just compare net profits of both companies, that's the only way to compare their sales fairly.
MynameisElliott 2 months ago
@MynameisElliott True. But since the argument was about the new 747 model, I thought that I should just include the profits from the new aircraft out within the year. But yes, an overall profit would show the overall success of the company.
3snowyman 2 months ago
@3snowyman :)
MynameisElliott 2 months ago
ugly color,old designe,it the same shape as the old 747-400
lauriersroses333 5 months ago
@spirolura fuck you and stfu cuz boeing its bettar than any plane company
sure airbus is awesome but boeing is even better and kicks ass biatch
btw orange color is AWESOME!!!
Pedrohksgreddyturbo 5 months ago
damm these people are serious as hell . . lol
NJ2da305 5 months ago
OMG!! i wont one of those!
64MojoMan 5 months ago
I want to be a pilot
Eazy61944 6 months ago 10
The one dislike must work for Airbus
WENGERGOONER 6 months ago
@WENGERGOONER i dislike it, and i dnt work for airbus, but i do fly a lot, both of machines, boeing and airbus, both are great, the thing is: airbus are much avanced and more comfort,if u fly on a380 u will understand what im talking about
lauriersroses333 5 months ago
@lauriersroses333 Oh but I do. Google my name,and you will see exactly what I do :)
WENGERGOONER 5 months ago
@lauriersroses333 Oh but I do. Google my name,and you will see exactly what I do :)
WENGERGOONER 5 months ago
the A380 just doesn't have the graceful curves like this plane
ziggyboi1995 6 months ago
@mrmmintor THAT VIDEO WAS AWESOME
earljames1000 6 months ago
@mrmminator did they keep the 747-400?
earljames1000 6 months ago
@iamasherful NO, YOU DUMMY!
earljames1000 6 months ago
This will own the A380 tin-can.
MaroonBugUK 7 months ago
Goosebumps! That was awesome!
enigma800 7 months ago
intense violin players... lol
monsterstudio29 7 months ago
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WHY DOESNT BOEING MAKE 2ND FLOOR ALL THE WAY CROSS?
21boxhead 7 months ago
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21boxhead 7 months ago
A380 is better!
wwwCRISHKcom 7 months ago
it lookes the same...
deccno 7 months ago
@deccno Doesn't mean it operates or performs the same. =P
RZ3296 7 months ago
@RZ3296 of course not didnt say that buteverybody is chearing and going ph its much better than the a380 but you just saw the looks and there the same. know what i mean.
deccno 7 months ago
Can they ever make a boeing GREEN!?! :'(
Minnesotan114 8 months ago
What a beautiful plane! Love the 747!
DontHLDBack 8 months ago
So much nicer than any Airbus. Still never been on a 747 though, so sad
panzr 8 months ago 12
@panzr i went once on a connecting flight in Egypt 3 years ago. sat in economy.
saheb1b 3 months ago
the one who disliked it works for AIRBUS
heil08 8 months ago
red
markallayban 9 months ago
Why couldn't they afford a real band?
artistgmg 9 months ago
@artistgmg why does airbus suck?
AdverbAdjective 8 months ago
I think I need a cig after this video! Lol
Awesome ol dame she is!
pookieSR71adams 10 months ago
It's Change the World !
bbjack222 10 months ago
I'm European and a huge fan of Airbus and what they achieved with the A380 and pilots have commented how easy the plane is to fly BUT i think the Boeing 747-8 looks 10 times better and will be a better seller simply as Boeing can deliver them within 4 months. Airbus has had huge orders cancelled by customers that weren't given their plane on time!
eddieb10071987 10 months ago
@eddieb10071987 The huge cancellation are Freight version of A380. But their passenger version has keep on selling and already outsold 747. Reversely on Boeing 747, they have less passenger version than Freight version sold to airlines. Probably cargo airlines were attracted by the nose of B747 which can be open for unloading and loading cargo.
Chris58851 9 months ago
@eddieb10071987 I thought it was the 787 suffering cancellations? As far as I'm aware, the only cancellations on A380 passenger version was ILFC's (10) ILFC re-directed that money back into A350s instead with numbers increased.
747-8 is the better looking bird though. Sales of passenger version are pretty poor at the moment.l
Dartagnyn 9 months ago
i just wet my pants
SteU4IA 10 months ago
That is an amazing aircraft very solidly built
525jake 11 months ago
this is a really HUGE plane
mmissthangg1 11 months ago
She is the real "Queen"!!
imflyer777 11 months ago
a dream come true
MrPaki1996 11 months ago
idk if im gonna buy yet.... im waiting for the unboxing videos in youtube :D whahahhahahahaha
kathen111 11 months ago
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i was there too ya know >:(
legomaster335 1 year ago
questa macchina incredibile non quella merda del 380
ferdy650 1 year ago
Ill go buy 3 of those tomorrow
ARG3NT1N1AN 1 year ago
@ARG3NT1N1AN me too ill se you at boeing
MrPaki1996 11 months ago
This is an aircraft with the soul of a bird...I love it
prandtl002 1 year ago
@prandtl002 Me too! And A380 have soul of some fat guy ! :D
Michal2989 11 months ago
Fantastic! always better .. other than that the retarded cousin of the 380!
ferdy650 1 year ago
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mantas171 1 year ago
Hi, I caught this on CNN Live and I have been vigourisly searching for the entire video of the premiere, only because the music made my eyes watery. It was so beautiful.
aguynamedoleg 1 year ago
old design...whas the point..A380 much more bigger,real twin deck
mbfener 1 year ago
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mantas171 1 year ago
who's playing the violin? any idea? sounds great
aumMW91 1 year ago
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@aumMW91 Nuttin But Stringz
mantas171 1 year ago
The upper deck could have been longer!
spiritoflbv 1 year ago
This is one sexy machine
BallisticTip270WSM 1 year ago 15
@BallisticTip270WSM
you're right she is very sexy.
The Boeing 747-8i!!!!!
DoctorMcBrown 7 months ago
Sure one hell of a hauler . BOEING 747 Super Goose
gopferdami 1 year ago
I love this plane! But I didn't expect it would be orange and red. Usually it's blue right? Anyway, nice job Boeing!
Boeingloverzz 1 year ago
@Boeingloverzz China!
xaviqaz 1 year ago
better than ANY "roll out" airbrick has done!
CaptainWeston 1 year ago
That thing is sexy
DVA5656 1 year ago
Freaking beast
DVA5656 1 year ago
What a great event! Congratulations Boeing!!!! =D <3
DV5230US 1 year ago
That is a sexy and hot looking plane. I wish I could fly it. Its huge looking though.
AirCanada04 1 year ago 2
@AirCanada04 Yes, its actually longer than the A380.
artistgmg 9 months ago
It was a admittedly a lot of fun. They did a nice job in event prep.
mrminator 1 year ago 5
Lots of Aviation heads + Clappers + Techno = MADNESS ^^
DYLAV8R 1 year ago
@DYLAV8R haha yea
DVA5656 1 year ago
a beautiful high definition video...thanks
wenarto 1 year ago