According to Simple Flying, the jet was sent to Hamburg for an interior outfit by maintenance ... but instead borrows 747-400 airliners from Air China for ad hoc VIP transport missions.

Although not the longest by distance, Air China's service from New York to Beijing is the longest passenger 747 trek by flight time at about 17 hours. It covers 6,838 miles.

Air China's first Boeing 747-8, Registration B-2485, departed from Beijing and then landed at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Oct 28. It marks that Air China (CA) has started to operate ...

The final passenger version was the 747-8i, which is still operated by airlines like Korean Air, Air China, and Lufthansa, among others. Onboard Korean, travelers will find 368 seats across three ...

Early Tuesday afternoon, Air China Flight 817 was in the air over Europe and scheduled to land at Dulles at 3:10 p.m. According to Flightradar24, the plane being used by Air China was a Boeing 747 ...

According to Simple Flying, the jet was sent to Hamburg for an interior outfit by maintenance ... China does not have a dedicated presidential jet, but instead borrows 747-400 airliners from Air China ...

Egypt bought an 11-year-old Boeing 747-8 from the planemaker and is modifying it for executive use. The jumbo jet is practically new, having only flown a handful of flights since being built in ...