Boeing 747-8 makes first successful test flight

Boeing's new 747-8 passenger jet made its first flight on Sunday, becoming the largest passenger jet to ever hit the skies,
Redorbit.com reported.

The 747-8 Intercontinental flight left Boeing's Everett assembly line facility at 9:58 am, landing about four hours later at Seattle's Boeing Field.

"This a great day for the 747-8 team and for all of Boeing. What an honor it is to see such a beautiful airplane fly," Elizabeth Lund, vice president and general manager of the 747-8 program, said in a statement.

"I want to thank everybody who had a hand in designing, building and preparing this airplane for flight – our engineers, our manufacturing employees, our colleagues in Boeing Fabrication, our colleagues in Boeing Test & Evaluation, our external suppliers – for all their hard work," she said.