How the 747-8 Intercontinental fits into the 747 story
747-8 Intercontinental is the representative branch of the Boeing 747 family, capturing the final passenger branch of the 747 line.
This page isolates the 747-8 Intercontinental branch of the Boeing 747 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
2012
Seating
410 to 467
Range
7,730 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The 747-8 Intercontinental is treated as the representative branch because it captures the final passenger branch of the 747 line.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- B748
- Designator references
- Engines
- GEnx-2B67
- Type data
- Service entry
- 2012
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 410 to 467
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 7,730 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.