Low-Time Boeing 747-8 BBJ Becomes First Of Kind To Be Scrapped

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Credit: Boeing
A 10-year-old Boeing 747-8 BBJ, known as the “Queen of the Skies,” is being scrapped and dismantled following less than 30 hours in-service, becoming the first of its kind to undergo disassembly, according to reports. The all-white aircraft, N458BJ, was purchased to operate flights for the Saudi...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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