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A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental of Lufthansa, its launch and largest operator. The passenger version, named 747-8 Intercontinental or 747-8I was formally launched on November 14, 2005, by Boeing. [138] It can carry up to 467 passengers in a typical three-class configuration over a range of 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at Mach 0.855.
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 jets. Qatar.
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental of Lufthansa. On November 14, 2005, Boeing announced it was launching the 747 Advanced as the Boeing 747-8. [86] The last 747-400s were completed in 2009. [87] As of 2011, most orders of the 747-8 were for the freighter variant. On February 8, 2010, the 747-8 Freighter made its maiden flight. [88]
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.
As of January 2025, there were 427 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 1 747-300, 256 747-400s, and 151 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
Japan Air Lines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan.On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747 flying the route suffered a severe structural failure and decompression 12 minutes into the flight.
Jumbo: The Plane that Changed the World, also known as 747: The Jumbo Revolution is a British documentary that was broadcast on BBC Two on 27 February 2014. [1] The documentary, written and directed by Christopher Spencer, is about the development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
After the 747 test flights, Boeing re-registered the aircraft as N1352B in July 1970 to explore missions beyond its original design specifications. These missions were primarily military, including using N1352B as a refuelling tanker for the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Unfortunately, the idea of using the Boeing ...