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On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
While Boeing 747s were still used on the same route operating with the new flight numbers in the years following the crash, they were replaced by the Boeing 767 or Boeing 777 in the mid-1990s. Boeing 747-100SRs continued to serve JAL on domestic routes until their retirement in 2006, having been replaced by newer widebody aircraft, such as the ...
China Airlines Flight 006 was a daily non-stop international passenger flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport.On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident, following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
Flying Tiger Line Flight 66 was a scheduled international cargo flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport via a stopover at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia. On February 19, 1989, the FedEx-owned Boeing 747-249F-SCD crashed while on its final approach. The aircraft impacted a hillside 437 ft (133 m) above ...
It was the 1,099th Boeing 747 built and its first flight took place on 12 January 1997. [2] It was one of two Singapore Airlines 747-412s painted in a special "Rainbow" livery to promote Singapore Airlines' latest cabin product and service offerings across all of the airline's travel classes at the time.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-406M, serial number 23982, and registered as PH-BFC. It was, at the time of the incident, almost 6 months old. The 747 was equipped with four General Electric CF6-80C2B1F engines. [2]
The aircraft involved, was a Boeing 747-244B/SF, registered as 9G-MKJ with serial number 22170, that was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1980. It logged 80,619 airframe hours and 16,368 takeoff and landing cycles and was equipped with four Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q engines. [2] [3]: 15
Boeing 747 hull losses; 0–9. 2006 O'Hare International Airport runway incursion; A. Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386; ... Flying Tiger Line Flight 66; H. Hindawi ...