Lufthansa took delivery of their latest 747-8i, D-ABYK, earlier this afternoon and is now enroute to Germany to join the fleet.
I was in Everett last weekend and saw her parked on the ramp going through final delivery preparation. Of course with the luck that I had, I was a few days too early.
D-ABYK going through final preparations ahead of delivery. Unfortunately she was parked far away from the observation area making it tough even for a 500mm lens!
Fortunately, Sandy and Christina from Future Of Flight, Boeing’s public aviation center located at Paine Field, were gracious enough to offer to take photos as D-ABYK left Everett after being delivered to Lufthansa.
Here are the pictures that they emailed me earlier today showing D-ABYK departing Paine Field:
D-ABYK departing Paine Field on August 13
If all goes well, D-ABYK will enter service on September 2 when it begins flying between Frankfurt and Mexico City.
