Note to Photo Editors, Assignment Desks and Business/Aerospace Reporters: Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental to Make Debut Flight / INFORMATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, DO NOT PUBLISH ON WEB SITE (S)

First Flight of Boeing 747-8 WHAT: Intercontinental The new 747-8 Intercontinental makes its inaugural flight. Boeing's largest-ever passenger airplane will take to the skies before the world via live webcast. Join us for this historic event: http:// www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/ #/webcast. The webcast will include the takeoff, landing and post-flight press conference and include commentary from Boeing employees. Media interested in attending in person should contact Lauren Penning at: [e-mail]. Press conference to include pilots commanding the airplane that day and WHO: the 747-8 program leader Capt. Mark Feuerstein, 747 Chief Pilot Capt. Paul Stemer, 747 Project Pilot Elizabeth Lund, Vice President and General Manager, 747 Program WHEN: Sunday, March 20, 2011 Live webcast begins at 9:40 a.m. Pacific time at: http:// www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/ #/webcast Note: Weather and other factors can affect timing (all times are approximate and Pacific time) 10 a.m. Airplane scheduled to take off from Paine Field 3 p.m. Airplane scheduled to land at Boeing Field 3:30 p.m. Post-flight press conference with Elizabeth Lund, Capt. Mark Feuerstein, Capt. Paul Stemer Live webcast: http:// www.newairplane.com/747/incredible/ WHERE: #/webcast SATELLITE Live webcast with commentary uplinked INFORMATION: via satellite: Time windows: Sunday, March 20 Start: 1200 EDT/0900 PDT (1600 GMT 03/ 20/11) End: 2030 EDT/1730 PDT (0100 GMT 03/ 21/11) Prox. 30 N. America AMC 15/K17 slot C (9MHz) NTSC D/L: 12044.5 Vert FEC: 3/4 SR: 6.1113 Europe T11N/K24 slot A (9MHz) Converted from NTSC to PAL D/L: 12689.5 Vert FEC: 3/4 SR: 6.1113 Asia ASIASAT 9MHZ Transponder: Asiasat 5 C8V Ch 2 U/L: 6,160.50 Mhz Horizontal D/L: 3,935.50 Mhz Vertical FEC 3/4 SR: 6.1113 msps Download high-resolution photos and video from the flight, and additional background information at a special ADDITIONAL media site: http://www.boeing.com/ INFORMATION: events/747-8_media/index.html Lauren Penning: [phone] CONTACTS: (mobile) [e-mail] Joanna Pickup: [phone] (mobile) [e-mail] Jim Proulx: [phone] (mobile) [e-mail]

/PRNewswire -- March 18, 2011/

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