2012.10.02
San Antonio, Texas (seeking)
747-8 test aircraft were spotted in San Antonio. The site was selected to convert the test aircraft into commercial configuration for customer.
Boeing of San Antonio also converted 6 units 787 test aircraft into commercial aircraft configuration upon completing the flight test program.
2012 October Update
9 aircraft sold, 4 delivered
Greenpoint Technologies
Associated Air Center, 1 United (Dallas, Texas)
The contract was announced ahead of November 2012 NBAA.
Jet Aviation Basel (1 units)
The first to sign 747-8 interior completions project
L-3 Platform Integration (Waco, Texas) (2 unit)
expecting October 2012, and 2nd aircraft November 2012
Major suppliers
LifePort - LifePort will equip the upper deck of the aircraft with customized cabinets, partitions and a lavatory
LifePort is a Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) company - the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. CTTSystems (cabin environment)
Lufthansa Technik (2 units, signed) (2 more letters of commitment)
May 2011 news
Lufthansa Technik has signed a completion contract for a Boeing 747-8 with an undisclosed customer. The completion will start in 2012.
Additionally, Lufthansa Technik has signed three Letters of Commitment for the same type of aircraft so far.
Standard Aero / Associated Aircraft Center (Dallas, Texas)
New vice president and general manager at AAC
Chris Schechter is the new vice president and general manager of Associated Air Center (AAC)/May 2012
Jack Lawless, president of AAC and chief operating officer at StandardAero. He previously worked at Ford Motor Company, PRTM Management Consulting and Axcelis Technologies. Schechter holds both bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He joined StandardAero in 2007.
Greenpoint Technologies
Greenpoint Technologies achieves AS9100C certification, Rev C
Altitude Aerospace Interiors
Altitude Aerospace Interiors Ltd. was formerly known as ANZES Design Engineering. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Altitude Aerospace Interiors Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Air New Zealand Limited
Altitude Aerospace Interiors Ltd. provides interior product, interior reconfiguration, and VIP completions and refurbishment services for the commercial airline industry. Its VIP completion services include interior, support, and VIP mock-up services.
