Air China Fleet Boeing 747-8i Details and Pictures

Air China Fleet Boeing 747-8i Details and Pictures. On current fleet, Air China operates 7 wide-body aircraft Boeing 747-8i.

Air China configured their Boeing 747-8i with four class cabin. There’s first class, business class, premium economy, and economy class.

On this fleet, Air China configured 1 aircraft (B-2479) as a VIP presidential aircraft to replace the older Boeing 747-400 as a Chinese Air Force One.

The first order for the 747-8 Intercontinental was placed by an undisclosed VIP customer in May 2006.

Lufthansa became the first airline to order the 747-8 Intercontinental on December 6, 2006.

In December 2009, Korean Air announced the order of five 747-8Is.

Boeing stated firm configuration for the −8 was reached in November 2007.

The 747-8 is the largest 747 version, the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, and the longest operational passenger aircraft in the world.

Boeing 747-8i Air China Aircraft Fleet Data and Registration Number

Aircraft	Reg
Boeing 747-89L	B-2479
Boeing 747-89L	B-2480
Boeing 747-89L	B-2481
Boeing 747-89L	B-2482
Boeing 747-89L	B-2485
Boeing 747-89L	B-2486
Boeing 747-89L	B-2487

Air China Fleet Boeing 747-8i Cabin Interior Class Configuration and Seats Layout

Air China’s Boeing 747-8i is a 4-class aircraft that seats a total of 365 passengers.

This aircraft features 12 First Class open suites, 54 Business Class flat seats, 66 Premium Economy seats, and 292 standard Economy Class seats.

There are a total of 12 first class seats across 3 rows in a 1-2-1 configuration.

Each open suite seat measures up at 26.5 inches wide and 83 inches in pitch.

These large first class seats are fully lie-flat and have direct aisle access.

Ordinarily, the first class cabin on the 747 is located in the nose.

But the 747-8i has a rather peculiar positioning of the first class cabin.

The cabin on the 747-8i is located on the lower deck, behind the business class cabin, but in front of the premium economy cabin.

The Boeing 747-8i contains 54 business class seats split up into 2 cabins on the upper and lower decks of the plane.

Each of these seats is identical in size to the business class seats on the 787-9: 21 inches wide and 60 inches in pitch.

There are a total of 66 premium economy seats in a 3-4-3 configuration on Air China Boeing 747-8i.

Each seat is 18.3-19.3 inches wide and 36-38 inches in pitch.

This means that the premium economy seat is up to 1 inch narrower than the same seat on the 787-9, which is not ideal.

The Air China 747-8i has 233 economy seats, each of which are 18 inches wide and 31-33 inches in pitch.

The best seats are located in row 48 because of the extra legroom that you’ll experience.

Seat Map and Seating Chart Boeing 747-8i Air China

Wide-body aircraft Boeing 747-8i (74H) Air China has 4 classes on board (first, business, premium, and economy) with total of 365 seats.

Use airplane seat map to find which ones are more comfortable and which ones should be avoided.

Air China Boeing 747-8i Seating Details

Class	Pitch	Width	Row	Seats
first	83	26.5	1 – 3	12
business	60	21	11 – 87	54
premium economy	36 – 38	18.3 – 19.3	31 – 37	66
economy	31 – 33	18	38 – 64	233

Boeing 747-8i Air China Aircraft Fleet Inflight Amenities and On-Board Services Information

• Audio. First and Business class seats have AVOD entertainment systems that offers 12 music channels in both Chinese and English. Economy class offers audio entertainment in both English and Chinese.
• Video. First and Business class seats have AVOD entertainment systems that offers classic movies in both Chinese and English.
• AC Power. First and Business class seats have universal power ports. There is no power in Economy.
• Food. Air China offers a variety of complementary meals, snacks, and beverages on medium-long-haul flights. Please visit Air China’s site for more information.

Air China Aircraft Fleet Wide-Body Boeing 747-8i Images Gallery

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