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A shorter derivative of the 747-100, the SP was developed to target two market requirements. [5] The first was a need to compete with the DC-10 and L-1011 while maintaining commonality with the 747, [5] which in its standard form was too large for many routes. Until the arrival of the 767, Boeing lacked a mid-sized wide-body to compete in this ...
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).
Boeing 747-100: 5 1970 1977 [58] 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. [59] N661US ship 6301, the first 747-400 is displayed at the Delta Flight Museum. Boeing 767-200 ...
As of February 2025, there were 426 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 1 747-300, 256 747-400s, and 150 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
Boeing stated that the 747-8I was the world's fastest commercial jet. [142] For the 747-8, Boeing proposed some changes to the interior layout of the aircraft. The -8I's upper deck is lengthened compared to the 747-400. [143] [144] Most noticeable are the curved stairway to the upper deck and a more spacious main passenger entrance. [145]
Boeing lost the military contract, but its private-venture 747 would later capture a much larger civilian airliner market for wide-body airliners. Having experienced difficulties with some of its military programs, Lockheed was eager to re-enter the civilian market with a smaller wide-body jet, and its response was the L-1011 TriStar.
A Boeing 747-200B, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 747-8I and Boeing 747-8F ordered by Korean Air with customer code B5 would be designated as, 747-2B5B, 747-4B5, 747-8B5 (not 747-8B5I) and 747-8B5(F) respectively. A Boeing 747SP ordered by Saudia with customer code 68 would be designated as Boeing 747SP-68 instead of 747-168(SP). A Boeing 747SR ordered ...
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%.