Korean Air Sells Five Boeing 747-8s, To Become “Doomsday …
May 9, 2024 · Korean Air is selling five of its Boeing 747-8s to US aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corporation, as they’ll become the new “Doomsday planes” for the US Air Force. The planes should leave Korean Air’s fleet as of September 2025, and at that point Korean Air will be down to just four Boeing 747-8s.
Korean Air Sells 5 Boeing 747s to US to Convert Them as New …
May 9, 2024 · Korean Air Sells 747s. According to a Reuters source knowledgeable about the situation, the planes being sold by Korean Air are four-engine Boeing 747-8s. The current E-4 planes, in service since the 1970s, are modified Boeing 747-200s.
First Ex-Korean Air Boeing 747-8 Destined for ... - The Aviationist
Jun 23, 2024 · The ex Korean Air Boeing 747-8B5 that is the first to become the new E-4 “Doomsday” plane is undergoing its transformation.
Korean Air Sells 5 Boeing 747s To US Air Force Contractor For …
May 9, 2024 · Korean Air has signed a deal with Nevada-based defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp over the sale of five Boeing 747-8s. The latter company was recently awarded a $13 billion contract to develop the next Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), or "Doomsday Plane", for the United States Air Force (USAF).
Former Korean Air 747s Slated To Become USAF Doomsday …
May 9, 2024 · Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), which won the contract to build the U.S. Air Force’s highly specialized Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft just last month, has acquired five Boeing 747-8s from Korean Air.
Korean Air Sells Five Boeing 747-8s for Possible USAF Conversion
May 9, 2024 · Korean Air has announced the sale of five Boeing 747-8 jets to a U.S. firm. These B748s will be converted and reportedly serve as a successor to the USAF E-4B Nightwatch aircraft.
Korean Air Cuts A Third Of Its Boeing 747 Flights To The US
Jul 8, 2024 · Korean Air will remove the Boeing 747 from Honolulu flights more than a month sooner than previously planned. The type will be flown to Singapore instead. Korean Air has eight remaining passenger-configured 747-8i aircraft (hereafter just called the 747-8), and seven routes will see them until the year's end.
Korean Air Reveals A380 & 747-8 Retirement Plans
Aug 20, 2021 · Korean Air intends to retire its Boeing 747-8 fleet within 10 years, which means we shouldn’t expect the planes beyond 2031. With the A380s retiring by 2026, the 747-8 will become Korean Air’s new flagship aircraft for a period of five years (as it should, given the superior onboard product compared to the A380).
Korean Air to retire all Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8s
Aug 20, 2021 · Korean Air is joining the growing list of airlines making retirement plans for the Airbus A380, and in this case the carrier's Boeing 747-8 fleet is also for the chop.
European airline to take mantle of longest Boeing 747 passenger …
Dec 30, 2024 · Most of Korean Air’s scheduled 777 flights to Atlanta are equipped with more high-value first- and business-class seats than the 747. Pan Am was the first airline to use the Boeing 747 for ...