The Boeing Co. is moving right along on the assembly of its first 747-8 Freighter here in Everett.
Workers recently joined the 40-foot fuselage section to the center wing box. This first freighter will soon move to the final body join position.
“We continue to gain momentum on the assembly of the first 747-8 Freighter,” said Mo Yahyavi, vice president and general manager of the 747 Program, in a statement. “The airplane is coming together well and will be ready to fly later this year as planned.”
With the 747-8 moving along with ease and the new 787 stalled, it’s now a matter of which one will fly first. Boeing had planned to put the Dreamliner in the air this month but postponed that first flight just last week. No new first flight schedule has been provided.
The 747-8 program previously sustained a delay because Boeing had to keep engineers on the 787 longer than anticipated.
Boeing has 78 orders for its 747-8 Freighter.
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