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[[File:Boeing 747-8 - Qatar Airways Cargo AN4867387.jpg|thumb|A 747-8F of [[Qatar Airways Cargo]] taking off from [[Frankfurt Airport]] in 2018.]]
In July 2018, there were 110 Boeing 747-8 aircraft in airline service with [[Lufthansa]] (19), [[Korean Air]] (17), [[Cargolux]] (14), [[Cathay Pacific|Cathay Pacific Cargo]] (14), [[AirBridgeCargo Airlines]] (11), [[UPS Airlines]] (7), [[Polar Air Cargo]] (7), [[Air China]] (7), [[Silk Way West Airlines]] (5), [[Atlas Air]] (
Boeing 747-8I aircraft in special VIP configuration for state leaders have also been ordered. The [[Qatar Amiri Flight]] received three VIP Boeing 747-8Is. The [[Government of Kuwait|State of Kuwait]] received one VIP {{not a typo|747-8}} in 2012. The [[Royal Flight of Oman]] received one VIP {{not a typo|747-8}} in 2012. The [[Brunei]] Government received a VIP 747-8I in 2016. The [[Morocco]] Government received one VIP 747-8I in 2017. Worldwide Aircraft Holding operated one VIP 747-8 that was sold to the Government of [[Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/14/c_137468434.htm|title=Qatari emir gifts Turkey's Erdogan luxurious Boeing 747-8 jet - Xinhua - English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=February 9, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331065536/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/14/c_137468434.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> One VIP 747-8I was received by the government of [[Saudi Arabia]], and is used by [[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|Crown Prince]] [[Mohammed bin Salman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/03/25/greenpoint-tech-aerolofts-boeing-747-8i-bin-salman.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022123103/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/03/25/greenpoint-tech-aerolofts-boeing-747-8i-bin-salman.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics-600m-boeing-747-8-converted-into-ultimate-private-jet-583350.html|title=InPics: $600m Boeing 747-8 converted into the ultimate private jet|newspaper=Arabian Business|date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=February 9, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331080909/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/inpics-600m-boeing-747-8-converted-into-ultimate-private-jet-583350.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 10, 2021, it was announced that the Egyptian Government had acquired a 747-8I for use as a VIP transport aircraft; the airframe, which had originally been manufactured for Lufthansa as D-ABYE, had not been accepted by the airline and spent several years in storage in the Mojave Desert as N828BA before being re-registered as SU-EGY.{{citation needed|date=May 2024|reason=rm per [[WP:RSPSIMPLEFLYING]]. Please do not insert sources that contain SimpleFlying as a source.}}
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