Boeing B747-8 Intercontinental takes flight; Qatar Airways questions A320neo

Boeing conducted a maiden test flight of the B747-8 Intercontinental on 20-Mar-2011. The aircraft conducted a four-hour 25-minute test flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, before landing at Boeing Field in Seattle. The flight test programme for the aircraft is expected to finish in 4Q2011 and will cover more than 600 hours of flying. Shares in Boeing were up 1.2% as aerospace shares finished higher last week.