simming news » milestones http://pacific.simmingnews.com News, reviews, links and goings on in the flight simulator world - with a Pacific twist. Focusing on aircraft, airlines and information relevant to kiwi, aussie and pacific rim simmers Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:03:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 1,500th 747 comes off the production line http://pacific.simmingnews.com/2014/06/29/1500th-747-comes-off-the-production-line/ http://pacific.simmingnews.com/2014/06/29/1500th-747-comes-off-the-production-line/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2014 09:37:33 +0000 http://pacific.simmingnews.com/?p=101 Wow, you gotta be impressed about this much heavy iron being pumped out of one company. The 747 has been around for a long time now but she still looks as impressive when you see one as the first time you every caught site of a jumbo.

Boeing has delivered the 1,500th 747 to come off the production line to Frankfurt, Germany-based Lufthansa. The milestone airplane is a 747-8 Intercontinental, the 14th one that Lufthansa will incorporate into its long-haul fleet. “Reaching this milestone delivery is a testament to the capabilities of the airplane and our commitment to continuous innovation,” said Eric Lindblad, 747 vice president and general manager, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

As much as I love the aircraft for some reason I just never got around to buying the payware PMDG model, just don’t seem to fly that many long haul legs, which I guess is strange for a Pacific simmer as we have plenty of long haul options :)

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