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Japan Airlines: 4 Total 747-300 Series: 81 747-400 January 26, 1989 Northwest Airlines: April 26, 2005 China Airlines: 442 747-400M (Combi) September 1, 1989 KLM: April 10, 2002 KLM: 61 747-400D October 10, 1991 Japan Airlines: December 11, 1995 All Nippon Airways: 19 747-400F November 17, 1993 Cargolux: May 7, 2009 Nippon Cargo Airlines: 126 ...
National Air Cargo Group, Inc., also operating as National Airlines, is a U.S. airline based in Orlando, Florida. [2] It operates on-demand cargo and passenger charter services. It added scheduled passenger service on December 16, 2015, from its hub at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Orlando. [3] A National Airlines Boeing 747-446F
The aircraft taxied to Runway 31L behind a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 747-400 (JAL Flight 47) preparing for takeoff. The JAL flight was cleared for takeoff at 9:11:08 am EST. At 9:11:36, the tower controller cautioned Flight 587 about potential wake turbulence from a preceding B747. [4]: 2 Flight path Information
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.
This Boeing 747-451 [Note 1] was the first 747-400, an improved version of Boeing's successful jumbo jet. The aircraft was the 696th Boeing 747 built and carried manufacturer's serial number 23719. [citation needed] Final assembly began at the Boeing Everett Factory, the longtime site of 747 production, in September 1987. Assembly was completed ...
In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets.
The Boeing 747 was the first "jumbo jet". It was a prestige aircraft in the 1970s and purchased by many airlines as a fleet flagship. [5] Olympic Airways received its first 747 in 1973. [6] Olympic Airways was the flag carrier for Greece and had purchased 747s for some of its prime routes, including a nonstop between Athens and New York. [3]
Singapore Airlines operates a predominantly widebody fleet, until the second re-introduction of the Boeing 737 in March 2021 following the merger with SilkAir. The airline also operates Boeing 747-400F and Boeing 777F freighters. As of April 2024, there were 160 aircraft registered in the Singapore Airlines fleet, comprising 150 passenger aircraft and 12 freighters. On May 16, 2023, Singapore ...