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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 ...
Boeing 747-100: 5 1970 1977 [59] Lockheed L-1011 TriStar: Early retirement accelerated due to the 1970s energy crisis. Boeing 747-400: 16 2008 2018 Airbus A350-900: Former Northwest Airlines fleet. Last major passenger 747 operator in North America. [60] N661US ship 6301, the first 747-400 is displayed at the Delta Flight Museum. Boeing 767-200 ...
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%.
Oman Royal Flight operates two Boeing 747s. The older 747-400 was delivered in 2001, while a newer 747-8 was delivered in 2012. The Sultan also owns a business-jet version of Airbus' A320 and A319 ...
Korean Air is expected to stop flying the longest Boeing 747 passenger flight in March 2025. Airlines globally have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of less costly widebodies.
Boeing 747-100SR. Fixed Wing Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: Retired (2) 1977–2012 Armstrong Flight Research Center: Armstrong Flight Research Center: Registered as N905NA (which is a 747-100 model that was acquired from American Airlines in 1974) and N911NA (a 747-100SR model purchased from Japan Airlines in 1988). In 2013, Space Center Houston ...
According to people in the know, Boeing looks like it’s discontinuing its iconic 747 jumbo jet. The news comes from a Bloomberg report that cites “people familiar with the matter,” who say ...
Iran Air 747SP from above, 47 ft (14 m) shorter than the 747, with four exit doors per side. Apart from having a significantly shorter fuselage and one fewer cabin door per side, the 747SP differs from other 747 variants in having simplified flaps and a taller vertical tail [5] to counteract the decrease in yaw moment-arm from the shortened fuselage.