Singapore, Oct 11 (EFE).- Singapore Airlines, Singapore’s flag carrier, has abandoned the controversial practice of firing stewardesses who become pregnant, now offering the possibility that they spend the gestation period fulfilling other functions in the company. According to a statement from Singapore Airlines published Monday by the official newspaper Straits Times who inquired about the …
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A Korean Air 747-8 has made its way to Hamburg, Germany, for its conversion to a Presidential aircraft. The Korean government leased the plane last year to serve as the new “Code One” and replace the aging 747-400. Let’s find out more about this jet.
Korean Air has leased one of its 747-8s to the government for five years to serve as the new Presidential aircraft. Photo: Getty Images
Arriving in Germany
According to photographer Dirk Grothe, the 747-8 arrived in Hamburg yesterday to begin the retrofitting process. The aircraft chosen to be the next Presidential jet is registered HL-7643, a Boeing 747-8 delivered new to Korean Air in May 2017. This nearly four-year-old aircraft will now spend five years as the country’s VIP transport.