LE BOURGET, Farani - O le Kamupani Boeing i aso nei na faʻasalalau poloaiga ma tautinoga mo le 17 747-8 Intercontinentals. Tu'u e ni tagata fa'atau e to'alua e le'i fa'ailoaina, o fefa'ataua'iga tu'ufa'atasi o lo'o fa'atauaina ile $5.4 piliona ile lisi o tau. E tasi le va'a ua tu'uina atu i le 15 o le pasese fou o le 747-8 ae o le isi va'a na tu'uina atu se oka mo le lua.
"O nei oka mo le 747-8 Intercontinental faailogaina o se taua taua mo le polokalame ma faʻaalia ai le manaʻomia o le maketi mo se vaalele o lona tele ma le lautele," fai mai Jim Albaugh, peresitene ma CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "O le a taua tele le sao i le faʻateleina o nei kamupani feaveaʻi ala-mamao auala auala."
O fa'atonuga e aumai ai le 747-8 Intercontinental aofa'i fa'asili i le 50 kamupani va'alele, fa'atasi ai ma le lima mai se tautinoga mai le Air China e fa'atatau i le fa'atagaga a le Malo o Saina. E o'o atu ai fo'i i le 747-8 le aofa'i o uta, e aofia ai ma le 76 747-8 Va'a, i le 126.
O le fou 747-8 Intercontinental aveina 467 pasese i se tolu-vasega faʻavasega. O loʻo faʻaalia i le vaalele se mamanu fou o apaʻau ma se tulaga faʻalele lele. O le vaalele totonu totonu tuʻufaʻatasia foliga mai le 787 Dreamliner aofia ai se fou piʻo, upswept fausaga o le a maua ai pasese se sili atu lagona o le avanoa ma le mafanafana, ao faʻaopopo sili potu mo a latou lava meatotino. O le tusiata fale o le a faʻamamafaina e moli moli tekinolosi e maua ai lamolemole suiga mo se sili malolo lele.
O le faʻaaogaina o masini 787-tekonolosi GEnx-2B, o le vaalele o le a sili atu le filemu, maua maualalo kasa ma ausia sili atu suauu tamaoaiga nai lo soʻo se jetliner tauva. O le 747-8 Intercontinental e sili atu i le 10 pasene e mama i le nofoa nai lo le Airbus A380 ma faʻaumatia le 11 pasene laititi le suauʻu mo pasese. O lena e faʻauʻuina i le faʻaititia o tau-malaga o le 21 pasene ma le nofoa-maila tau faʻaititia o sili atu i le 6 pasene faʻatusatusa i le A380.
OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:
- “These orders for the 747-8 Intercontinental mark a major milestone for the program and demonstrate the market’s need for an airplane of its size and range,”.
- The airplane interior incorporates features from the 787 Dreamliner including a new curved, upswept architecture that will give passengers a greater sense of space and comfort, while adding more room for personal belongings.
- The orders bring the 747-8 Intercontinental total backlog to 50 firm aircraft, plus five from a commitment from Air China contingent on Chinese Government approval.
