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747-100SR September 26, 1973 Japan Airlines: April 2, 1975 Japan Airlines: 7 747-100BSR December 21, 1978 All Nippon Airways: November 12, 1982 All Nippon Airways: 20 747-100B August 2, 1979 Iran Air: April 2, 1982 Saudi Arabian Airlines: 9 747-100B SUD March 24, 1986 Japan Airlines: September 9, 1986 Japan Airlines: 2 Total 747-100 Series: 205 ...
The airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft on 26 July 2007, which was named Andhra Pradesh, and the first Boeing 777-300ER on 9 October 2007, which was named as Bihar. [ citation needed ] The carrier sold three Airbus A300 and one Boeing 747 in March 2009 for US$18.75 million, due to debts. [ 7 ]
Atlas Air, Inc. is a major American cargo airline, passenger charter airline, and aircraft lessor based in White Plains, New York. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings . Atlas Air is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 747 , with 65 of the type.
Airlines globally have been phasing out the famous "Queen of the Skies" for years. Boeing ended production of the jet in December 2022 after 54 years and 1,574 units built. While the 747 was ...
Boeing 747-200M: 7 1975 1986 Boeing 747-200B/SUD: 3 1985 2003 Boeing 747-200/SUD/SF: 2 1998 2003 Converted from two Boeing 747-200M/SUD aircraft. Boeing 747-200M/SUD: 7 1985 2003 PH-BUK preserved at Lelystad Aerodrome in 2004. Boeing 747-300M: 3 1983 2003 Largest operator of its type along with Swissair and Singapore Airlines. Boeing 747-400: 5 ...
The airline appeared in other movies, notably in several James Bond films. The company's Boeing 707s were featured in Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), while a Pan Am 747 and the Worldport appeared in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. [172] A term used in popular psychology is "Pan American (or Pan Am) Smile".
Only 45 were built. However, some of the engineering work on the 747SP was reused with the development of the 747-300. In the 747SP, the upper deck begins over the section of fuselage that contains the wing box, not ahead of the wing box (as is the case with the 747-100 and 747-200). This same design was used in the 747-300 and newer 747-400 ...
The 747-8F is expected to have a 16% lower ton-mile operating cost than the 747-400F and offer a slightly greater range. [132] Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines were the first customers for the 747-8, placing orders for the freighter variant in November 2005. [84] The firm configuration of the aircraft was finalized in October 2006. [133]