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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland.On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.
SX-OAA, named Olympic Zeus, was an Olympic Boeing 747-200. [1] [3] The 747-200 model featured more powerful engines and a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) than the previous 747-100 model. [10] One of the principal technologies that enabled an aircraft as large as the 747 to takeoff was the high-bypass turbofan engine. [11]
Boeing 747 hull losses; 0–9. 2006 O'Hare International Airport runway incursion; A. Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386; Air India Flight 182; Air India Flight 855;
On December 28, 1997, United Airlines Flight 826 was operated by a Boeing 747-100 flying from New Tokyo International Airport (Narita), Japan to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Two hours into the flight, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign ...
The aircraft involved was a 20-year-old Boeing 747-428BCF, [note 1] registration N949CA, [8] S/N 25630, and named Lori. [7] It was manufactured in 1993 as a combi aircraft , and delivered to Air France and operated as a passenger aircraft until 2007 before it was modified for service as a freighter with Air France Cargo, and was sold to ...
The incident, which happened shortly after take off from New York’s JKF airport, forced the Boeing 747 to turn back from Boston. The flight, operated by specialist charter airline Air Atlanta ...
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
Lufthansa Flight 540 was a scheduled commercial flight for Lufthansa, serving the Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route.. On 20 November 1974, the Boeing 747-130 that was operating as Flight 540 was carrying 157 people (139 passengers and 18 crew members) crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi for the last leg of the flight ...