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The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range.
Lufthansa operates a mainline fleet of 296 aircraft, consisting of Airbus narrow and wide-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. [1] [2] The mainline fleet is composed of seven different aircraft families: the Airbus A320 and A320neo families, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787.
The improved 747-400, featuring canted winglets, entered service in February 1989 with Northwest Airlines. The 747-400 is an improved model with increased range. It has wingtip extensions of 6 ft (1.8 m) and winglets of 6 ft (1.8 m), which improve the type's fuel efficiency by four percent compared to previous 747 versions. [179]
Passenger seats aboard a Sukhoi Superjet 100 Business class seat in a seat Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 Control screen fixed to an economy class airline seat (Thai Airways International Airbus A340); the tray is stowed. An airline seat is a seat on an airliner in which passengers are
The aircraft noise from the 747-8 has earned it a Quota Count of 2 for takeoff and 1 for landing at London's three major airports, a significant improvement over the 747-400. [69] In February 2015, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental was given 330-minute ETOPS approval, the first time that ETOPS-330 approval was given to a four-engined aircraft. [70]
Asiana Airlines – A First Class cabin was featured on Airbus A380s, Boeing 747-400s, and select Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The First Class seats were either available as fully closed suites (First Suite on Airbus A380 and select Boeing 777-200ER) or as open suite style flat-bed sleeper seats (Old First Class on Boeing 747-400).
The seats don't fit on the upper deck of Boeing 747-8s, and face certification woes on the 787. The Allegris-related issues are hampering Lufthansa's ability to capture more premium revenue.
Seat maps usually indicate the basic seating layout; the numbering and lettering of the seats; and the locations of the emergency exits, lavatories, galleys, bulkheads and wings. Airlines that allow internet check-in frequently present a seat map indicating free and occupied seats to the passenger so that they select their seat from it.