B-747-8 - Obama kan være den siste kjøperen

Obama could be final jumbo jet customer

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes off on its maiden flight from Paine Field, in Everett, Washington, in this file photo taken March 20, 2011. The U.S. Air Force plans to announce on Wednesday that it has decided to use Boeing Co's commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current fleet of Air Force One presidential aircraft, two sources familiar with the decision said on Wednesday.

One of the world's most exclusive customers could be the last buyer of the aircraft that democratised long-haul air travel after the US defence department selected Boeing's 747-8 to be the US president's new Air Force One.

The fleet of presidential aircraft, due to enter service later this decade, could be among the very last passenger versions of the long-haul aircraft to be built because airlines increasingly favour two-engine long-haul aircraft over four-engine craft.