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Finally: A Full On Look At Lufthansa’s 747-8i Retro-Jet (D-ABYT)

by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 13, 2015 | Airlines, Featured, Fleet Update, Lufthansa, Photography | 4 comments

Insomnia has its advantages….

At about 4am in Seattle, Boeing finally moved the Scoot 787 that was blocking a full-on view of Lufthansa’s D-ABYT dressed in a Retro-Livery.

So from my hotel room and a bit of luck, I was finally able to get a photo of the entire aircraft. Is it blurry? a little. Am I shooting through a hotel window at 4am? Yes. Am I over a mile away from her? Yes. Cut me a bit of slack! 🙂

If things work to schedule, she should see the skies this weekend…..

For now, here she is sitting at a ramp position at Paine Field:

D-ABYT under the lights at Paine Field

Related Post: D-ABYT in the paint hangar

First Look At LUFTHANSA’s Retro Livery 747-8i – D-ABYT

by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 9, 2015 | Featured, Lufthansa, Photography, Plane Spotting | 0 comments

Thanks to @MattCawby & his Paine Field Blog for capturing a glimpse of D-ABYT. Lufthansa’s latest 747-8i sports a retro-livery reminding us of the days of the 747-200s. If I were you, I would follow Matt on twitter – he is the best at bringing the first photos of aircraft as they exit the Boeing factory!

Another view of Lufthansa 747-8i D-ABYT on the Everett flightline pic.twitter.com/l1RhpfkxOg

— Paine Airport (@mattcawby) February 9, 2015

The plane exited the paint hangar earlier this week and is set to take her maiden flights in a few days. Which coincidentally is when I will be there because of Lufthansa’s Cargo 777F delivery.

Here are few photos courtesy of Lufthansa: