On Wed, 18 May 2011 02:58:44 +1000, Alan Erskine
wrote:

On 17/05/2011 2:26 PM, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
The second 747-8 Intercontinental in the flight test program. Destined
for Lufthansa, the launch customer.

Bob ^,,^


Didn't Boeing say there was no market for another large aircraft? Maybe
that was just a (very immature) attempt to dissuade people from buying
the A-380.

The 747-8 is more an update of an existing Boeing product - 747s are
still selling (especially as freighters) but buyers are keen on more
efficient engines, etc.