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Boeing delivers VIP 747-8 with eight full-sized beds

Boeing today delivered its first 747-8 jumbo jet equipped with eight beds installed in the normally unused space above the rear passenger compartment.

Published: Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:01 a.m. PDT
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Boeing today delivered its first 747-8 jumbo jet equipped with eight beds installed in the normally unused space above the rear passenger compartment.

The newest version of the 747 was delivered to an unidentified VIP customer. The Aeroloft private bedroom area was installed at Boeing’s Wichita plant. The upper level beds were designed by Kirkland’s Greenpoint Technologies Inc.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/08/29/boeing-delivers-vip-747-8-with-eight-full-sized-beds/

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