Boeing's latest iteration of the Queen of the Skies is nearing its first visit to New Zealand with Korean Air Lines set to operate the Boeing 747-8i (intercontinental) on its its Incheon-Auckland service.
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As mentioned previously, KE129/130 will be operated by the -8i on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with the first visit planned to be 06 January 2016 and from 02 February through until 01 March inclusive it will operate daily arriving at 0810 and departing at 0955.
The passenger version of the Boeing 747-8 has taken time to gain traction with the type predominately employed in the freighter role.
So far the following operators have taken delivery of the -8:
Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight - 2 BBJ variants
Air China - 7 Intercontinental
AirBridgeCargo - 8 freighters
Atlas Air/Polar Air Cargo - 9 freighters
Boeing/Boeing Business Jets - 7 airframes
Cargolux - 13 freighters
Cathay Pacific Cargo - 13 freighters
Etihad - 1 freighter (leased from Atlas Air)
Lufthansa - 19 Intercontinental
Nippon Cargo Airlines - 8 freighters with 6 on order
Qatar Amiri Flight - 2 BBJ variants
Royal Flight of Oman - 1 BBJ variant (stored)
Saudi Arabian Airlines - 2 freighters
Silk Way West Airlines - 3 freighters
State of Kuwait - 1 BBJ variant (stored/fitout at Dallas/Love Field)
Worldwide Aircraft Holdings - 1 BBJ
Korean Air Lines - 4 Intercontinentals and 6 freighters
http://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/08/korean-air-celebrates-delivery-first-boeing-747-8i/
