Cathay Pacific's First Boeing 747-8F - The World's Largest Commercial Air Freighter

[@kksd2]

When I was on the Boeing Factory tour in Everett, WA a few years ago, I saw the Cathay Pacific Logo going on a 747-8i and I was OVERLY excited, until I found out it was for a FREIGHTER not commercial aircraft!

[@andylam73]

but it is very easy to tell it is a 747-8i or a 747-8 freighter. a freighter has a much shorter upper deck than an 747-8i. you spoiled my dream of flying on 747-8i with cx.

[@pooper12]

beautiful plane

[@technobuddies1]

I like the A380 but I could never forget the 747 :) Its just a amazing aircraft, its taken me all around the world my whole life! I would hate for the 747 to go away, I hope in the coming versions its still got the main design as the 747-400, and not just having 2 levels like the a380 :.)

[@harleyblue999]

I have a little of this 747 aviation tag,memory to keep.

[@basant64hangal]

Wow, I remember taking this flight as a 5 year old in Oct 2013, seat 63A. Memorable flight because we were moving out of the US.

[@pacrat90]

747 forever :')

[@orimai]

Wow what a beautiful aircraft. We are flying the triple 7 from LA to HK soon but wish it was a 47 and especially the 800. Maybe someday, we can keep our heads in the clouds and dream.

[@fonnitagumulia4650]

I like the music

[@bearabletable7527]

The dislikes are from Airbus fanboys xD

[@Bread_solider6193]

Fr

[@gregster295]

the awesome generation of new aircraft . the 747-8F (this plane) the 787 dreamliner and the mighty airbus A380, bring on the future :D

[@samueltsui3827]

omg 9 years ago

[@yooseaf]

this is the first replay for this video i wana to thank myself and wish a good and better life to see this aircraft, god bless me

[@thiluannguyen6199]

Chúc mừng.

[@weesky2000]

Nice. We still have 747-8. Still can see Cathay 747 in the future.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Great video and an incredibly beautiful bird

[@user-iy4jn]

Why did u retire 747-400? I want it back :(

[@ngngchuping6481]

I LOVE

[@hewwinter2527]

what music is this called cause it real good

[@Tranefine]

I wish Cathay Pacific will buy any Boeing 747-8i for passengers in the nearly future. The pilots would have experience for the new 747-8i from the 747-8f and also from the older 747-400. I would be happy, if one of my favourite Airlines would buy one of my favourite Aircraft.

[@shadowedgames134]

They are planning a A380. Didn't hear anything bout' 747-8. Ima HongKonger

[@dennischoy2893]

[@andylam73]

Shadowed Games cx has got nothing to compete now. they fly only the tiny 777 and dumped all 747 and has got no plan to buy any 747-8 for the passengers.

[@Planets843]

Tranefine vv

[@MrBeirdo13]

i really hope cathay decide to get the 747-8 passenger version! i mean the a380 is good, but you know i think 747 suit them better :D

[@scorch6285]

why???? pls make a passenger boeing 747 plz!

[@wannaplaythisdavid]

CATHAY IS NOT A PLANE MAKER its an airlINE

[@scorch6285]

@@wannaplaythisdavid Boi I meant for them to convert the Cargo 747 to a PASSENGER aircraft. Get it?

[@scorch6285]

@@wannaplaythisdavid And that was a year ago, I wasn't the best at planes.

[@scorch6285]

@@wannaplaythisdavid Also whats a plane maker:/ Its called Aircraft Manufacturer But its okay mate

[@JayJayAviation]

@@scorch6285 lol I like how you think that doesn’t already exist

[@gregster295]

@scotplane they have i think its called the 747-8i and it has already been released

[@charleschan825]

why dont you use aircraft like the 747-8i???? the airline would be very popular with that aircraft added to the fleet!

[@andylam73]

it is because cx had invested heavily on 777. they bought only the 747-8 for cargo but not passengers. without the 747-8i i really dont see cx as a big airline in the region. now even that shity air china is flying the 747-8i. really kind of sad. i love cx since kid and actually my first flight as kid was onboard cx. my passion with her is almost half gone by now.

[@hellmersglue3736]

Andy Lam when i went on a flight from SFO to hong kong i was expecting a 747 but it was a 777 at first i thought oh maybe its another flight going some were else but no:( and my first flight was in cathay too

[@theawakend2579]

Ikr? I think the 777-300ER is a beautiful plane, it isn't that bad at all tbh but I personally think the 747 is even better, better than the A380 of course but unfortunately as off August this year only 3 airlines have bought the pax version and another one which is Transaero is expected to join that list becoming the 4th operator of the Pax version by the end of the year.

[@theawakend2579]

+Brian fung Yeah, I know exactly how that feels, although I've never remember flying on a 747 before.

[@hellmersglue3736]

i really hope there would be another 747 but its way better than everything there is in the skies so like all of the airlines would use it

[@CaptainFeathersword]

Cathay, please keep the 747 alive in passenger service.

[@adamcheung4534]

Jonathan Fischbach why not

[@Organplayer30]

That is because Dubai is Emirates Airlines hub. All their flights go through their hub.

[@美蘭楊-w5p]

👍

[@syedkazimhussainqadri3558]

great flight s

[@cristiamastudillo9171]

QUITO PICHINCHA ECUADOR PALACIO DE CARONDELET LA SIERRA ECUATORIANA CNT QUERIDA DUEÑA DE CASA FELICIDADES

[@Hatchetman6971]

I just checked on some flights from the Midwest to Munich Germany on Emirates. Just for fun I looked for 2 first class flights and they were $51,000 for 2 seats. And why do they fly to Dubai first. It's supposed to be non stop.. As a matter of fact it seems most flights go to Dubai first. What is going on ???

[@bartoszjanowski5500]

Why not 747-8i?

[@jeffrouse47]

I agree. Cathay pacific should get passenger Boeing 747-8.

[@wannaplaythisdavid]

be proud for cathay some airlines will not even fly the 747 in the near future

[@polargtv7212]

Cathay ordered A320 family neos

[@aviationandmemes1627]

for Cathay Dragon

[@homiealex]

Hope Boeing makes new Boeing 747 Max so that Cathay might buy them and continue their journey with the Boeing 747s

[@andylam73]

you are delighted to be the first Asia Pacific airline to take delivery of the Boeing 747-8 Freighters. but all passengers are disappointed that u are not flying them with the 4 engines 747-8i. instead u picked the small twin engine 777x. flying with 2 engines always is not as safe as with 4 engines. the passenger demand is there and per passenger cost 747-8i always is lower than other boeing's plane. cx has made a very very very serious this time.

[@JerryLaw]

are you kidding right can you show me how the 777 is not as safe as the 747? can you tell me how many fatal for a 747 compare to any 777? you sir make my day thumb up for you in fact you can have 2

[@andylam73]

u dont have to argue. just simply count the number of engine. 2 is safe or 4 is better.

[@JerryLaw]

Andy Lam haha im not arguing with you im laughing at you idiot rofl

[@andylam73]

then fuck off.

[@Frankenstein0379]

Just hilarious to see people on youtube think they are somehow smarter than Cathay accountants or Boeing engineers.

[@concordeavaition]

i found that in flightradar 24 two times in a row

[@andylam73]

cathay pacific always is my favourite airline. whenever i am flying home i will pick cx. then i heard that cx has bought 747-8 freighter. then i thought cx will be flying her passengers in the 747-8i very soon. but i am so disappointed that they have chosen 777x instead. such a decision clearly showing that cx cares lot more the safety of the cargo then passenger and that's why they dont pick the 747-8i to fly her passenger. very very disappointed. all other airlines have this ugly piggy a380 to attract the passenger. but now cx has got nothing big and flying with 4 engines to impress and attract passengers. hard to understand why cx will have picked 777x this tiny plane with 2 engines. when comes to safety, flying with 4 engines and 18 wheels always is 10000000000000000000 time safer than flying with twin engine. how can such a tiny plane is able to make a good impression showing her passenger that cx indeed is a great airline. with all these tiny planes cathay pacific now is a tiny airline flying tiny planes. all my friends are saying the same thing regarding such a poor decision made by cx. all my friends are as disappointed as me. seems the great cathay pacific is half gone by now.

[@junaidahmed4328]

747

[@GroovesHK]

It's a B-LJE!

[@Tellricky]

國泰是不會訂購747-8i客機的了。因為沒有777X好，2013年11月Emirates 一口氣訂了150架777X是世界有史以來最大一筆民航機訂單。150架777-9X總值近560億美元. 另外國泰90年代就參加了波音777的開發，給出用家的意見：波音董事會正式批准生產波音777系列全新機種，波音為了得到客戶的更多意見，展開了「Working Together」計劃，首次會議於1990年召開，參與者有聯合航空、西北航空、美國航空、國泰航空、日本航空與澳洲航空，協作波音確定新飛機性能。

[@andylam73]

so disappointed that cx doesn't pick 747-8i. to most people cx now is a tiny airline flying tiny 777.

[@gregster295]

0:49 biman Bangladesh 777

[@andylam73]

now only the cargo will be able to enjoy the safety and comfort provided by this beautiful 747-8 freight. without a380 or 747-8i cx's image has reduced to a tiny airline flying tiny plannes. i dont love her as much as what i used to. so disappointed.

[@trixplays4102]

Andy Lam look at it grammar oh my Lord it's so bad or is it ur spelling?

[@tymekpeszke8557]

should we tell them its not the biggest freighter?

[@aseem7w9]

biggest **commercial** freighter

[@Tellricky]

波音董事會正式批准生產波音777系列全新機種，波音為了得到客戶的更多意見，展開了「Working Together」計劃，首次會議於1990年召開，參與者有聯合航空、西北航空、美國航空、國泰航空、日本航空與澳洲航空，協作波音確定新飛機性能。起初Working Together團隊工作並不是很順利，工程師發現要整合多家公司意見並不是一件易事，國泰航空堅持機身橫切面必需等同於747的寬度，在三級艙佈置下能容納325名乘客；聯合航空認為新飛機應有「線傳飛控」技術。不過波音公司花了相當大的心力，合作結果令人滿意，總共有1,500項設計是由團隊作最後定案。省油的777-300ER計劃是由航空提出開發的，波音777-300ER曾在太平洋上進行ETOPS的飛行測試，最長的一次單發動機飛行達6小時29分鐘。

[@andylam73]

thx for the info. any way that we, as the passenger are able to do to drive cx to buy some 7478i later to compete with air china, and korean airalines. cx is lot better developed then than these younger airlines but cx is flying only the tiny 777. what a shame.

[@PeterHueHueHueHue]

Andy Lam tiny 777? tiny!? you know the 777-9X can carry almost 400 pax, even the current 777-300ER can carry around 300 pax, their regional 777-300 can carry around 350 pax. you cant call her tiny unless its not an wide body aircraft LOL

[@andylam73]

***** 777 comes in with 2 engines and single deck. when comparing with the 2 deck, 4 engine powered 7478i 777 is tiny.

[@chaksh]

The freighter should have gone for d check by now

[@SargentClan1999]

They have made alot of them, they are called 747-8i, only some companies have bought them like Lufthansa, nobody wants them for some reason?

[@nareshgannavarapu1072]

Newstelugu

[@nick070661]

This company will just tell lies. All to easy to make a big profit when you tell the customer one thing and then just goback on it some month later. They cost me 5 London Hong Kong returns. I even when to the head office and all the did was laugh.

[@nicgeld]

I find your last 2 sentences quite hard to believe.

[@nick070661]

Well that's what happened all they are interested in is taking your money