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In June 2020, Alan Joyce stated that the remaining five Boeing 747-400ER aircraft will be retired by the end of June 2020 instead of by 4th quarter 2020 due to the pandemic. [ citation needed ] Qantas also stated that it is unclear if all of their 12 Airbus A380s will ever fly again and doesn't expect to return at least one of their A380s into ...
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.
2018–2022: Phase out Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A380-800, and older Boeing 777s and acquisition of 15 next-generation wide-bodied aircraft to replace them. 3 777-300ERs will be delivered from Boeing throughout 2021 as the original delivery date was moved forward due to COVID-19. The 3 aircraft will be fitted with Royal First ...
The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." ... A handful of Boeing ...
The carrier is expected to fly the 747 to New York, Los Angeles, and Singapore next year but plans to retire the fleet fully by 2031. Reuters reported that Korean sold five Boeing 747s in May for ...
For over 50 years, Boeing's "Queen of the Skies" has been the world's most easily recognised jetliner with its humped fuselage and four engines. British Airways (BA) had been planning to retire ...
British Airways had originally intended to phase out the last remaining 747 aircraft by 2024, but pushed the plans behind, in part due to the downturn in air travel following COVID-19 pandemic, and to focus on replacing the 747 with the more fuel-efficient Airbus A350, Airbus A380 and Boeing 787. [34] [35]
The company announced on 19 April 2020 that it would immediately retire its three Boeing 747-400s because of the COVID-19 crisis and grounding. [ citation needed ] The then mixed fleet would have been transitioned to an all-A330 fleet, expected to comprise 13 aircraft by 2023. [ 19 ]