Boeing Prepares for 747-8 Final Body Join

Credit: BOEING PHOTOS
Boeing expects to receive the last major fuselage subassemblies for the first 747-8 in early May, clearing the way for final body join of the stretched freighter version at the end of June. Despite repeated delays to the overall program, and the Apr. 22 announcement by CEO James McNerney that...

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