According to aviation analytics firm Cirium at the end of 2022, only 44 passenger versions of the iconic plane are still in service. However, over 300 Boeing 747 freighters remain in use. The last 747 “This monumental day is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees who brought to...
The next version of the aircraft, the 747-8, is in production and scheduled to enter service in 2010. The 747 is to be replaced by the Boeing Y3 (part of the Boeing Yellowstone Project) in the future.DevelopmentBackgroundIn 1963, the US Air Force started a series of study projects on...
Lufthansa was the first airline to fly the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and now has 16 of the type in service. Over the history of the airline and the 747 program, Lufthansa has been a very good customer. They have operated the 747-100, 200, & 400 (with a good portion of those 747...
The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, also known as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, has the largest cargo hold in the world. It can carry three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter. Demand for the Boeing 747 jet as a cargo plane is still high: In 2016 UPS ordered 14 Boeing 747...
By outsourcing production, Boeing’s main factory would turn into an assembly plant where pre-made parts were bolted together. More than 30% of the 787 was foreign-made, compared with 5% of the 747. When you fly on a 787, you’re traveling in an aircraft that was less than 40% built...
After more than 53 years and 1,574 planes built, the last Boeing 747 jumbo jet has rolled off Boeing’s famous assembly line in Everett, Washington. The 747 started commercial service back in 1970 with PanAmerican World Airways...
More powerful engines enabled the 747 200 to be used on international routes that were marginal for the 747 100. The type started service with Lufthansa in February 1971. The Boeing 747 300 first flew on 05 October 1982 and was delivered to the launch customer, Swissair, on 23 March 1983...
However, Boeing ultimately still sees itself as a primary manufacturer of aircraft, one historically known for quality in both design and production. “We are one of the greatest… engineering companies in the world,” Colbert says. Whether he can successfully restore the compan...
also known as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, has the largest cargo hold in the world. It can carry three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter. Demand for the Boeing 747 jet as a cargo plane is still high: In 2016 UPS ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo freighters, taking...
According to aviation analytics firm Cirium at the end of 2022, only 44 passenger versions of the iconic plane are still in service. However, over 300 Boeing 747 freighters remain in use. The last 747 Boeing has ended production of the "Queen of the skies" aircraft after more than 50...