List of Boeing 747 operators
The following is a list of current commercial operators of Boeing 747 , and any of its variants.
Airline operators
As of June 2024, there were 434 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 19 747-200s, 1 747-300, 257 747-400s, and 152 747-8s.[ 1] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
^ Includes 747-100F
^ Includes 747-200F
^ Includes 747-300F and Combi
^ Includes 747-400 Combi
^ Includes 747-400ERF
^ 747-400LCF
Orders and deliveries
Data through end of February 2021.
Civil operators
Original operators - ♠
Boeing 747-100
Iran Air Boeing 747-100B
Boeing 747SP
Pan Am Boeing 747SP
Boeing 747-200
Philippine Airlines 747-200
Boeing 747-300
Boeing 747-400
Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-8
Cargolux Boeing 747-8F
Military and government operators
Country
Organization
Number of planes
Modification of B747
Iran
Imperial Iranian Air Force ♠, now Iran Air Force
16
1 B747-100, 1 B747-200M, 10 B747-100F, 4 B747-200F
Morocco
Government of Morocco
2
1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
Turkey
Government of Turkey
1
B747-8I
Japan
Government of Japan Japanese Air Force One ♠
2
B747-400
Saudi Arabia
Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♠
2
1 B747-300, 1 B747-400
Brunei
Brunei Government
1
B747-8I
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Royal Air Wing
5
2 B747-400, 2 B747-400M, 1 B747-400F
Oman
The Royal Flight Sultanate of Oman (RFO)
3
1 B747SP, 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
Qatar
Qatar Amiri Flight
2
B747-8I
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
1
B747-8I
United States
Advanced Airborne Command Post operated by United States Air Force ♠
4
E-4B (B747-200B)
United States
Air Force One operated by United States Air Force ♠
2
VC-25A (B747-200B)
United States
NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
1
B747SP
Summary of deliveries
Model
First Delivery
Last Delivery
Total Delivered
Date
Customer
Date
Customer
747-100
December 13, 1969
Pan American World Airways
July 2, 1976
British Airways
167
747-100SR
September 26, 1973
Japan Airlines
April 2, 1975
Japan Airlines
7
747-100BSR
December 21, 1978
All Nippon Airways
November 12, 1982
All Nippon Airways
20
747-100B
August 2, 1979
Iran Air
April 2, 1982
Saudi Arabian Airlines
9
747-100B SUD
March 24, 1986
Japan Airlines
September 9, 1986
Japan Airlines
2
Total 747-100 Series:
205
747-200B
January 16, 1971
KLM
December 20, 1990
United States Air Force
233
747-200F (Freighter)
March 10, 1972
Lufthansa
November 19, 1991
Nippon Cargo Airlines
73
747-200C (Convertble)
April 30, 1973
World Airways
September 26, 1988
Martinair
13
747-200M (Combi)
March 7, 1975
Air Canada
April 5, 1988
Iberia Airlines
74
Total 747-200 Series:
393
747SP
March 5, 1976
Pan American World Airways
December 9, 1989
Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE)
45
Total 747SP:
45
747-300
March 1, 1983
Union de Transports Aériens
October 18, 1988
Japan Asia
56
747-300M (Combi)
March 5, 1983
Swissair
September 25, 1990
Sabena
21
747-300SR
December 10, 1987
Japan Airlines
February 19, 1988
Japan Airlines
4
Total 747-300 Series:
81
747-400
January 26, 1989
Northwest Airlines
April 26, 2005
China Airlines
442
747-400M (Combi)
September 1, 1989
KLM
April 10, 2002
KLM
61
747-400D
October 10, 1991
Japan Airlines
December 11, 1995
All Nippon Airways
19
747-400F
November 17, 1993
Cargolux
May 7, 2009
Nippon Cargo Airlines
126
747-400ERF
October 17, 2002
Air France
November 10, 2009
LoadAir Cargo (Cancelled)Kalitta Air
40
747-400ER
October 31, 2002
Qantas
July 30, 2003
Qantas
6
Total 747-400 Series:
694
747-8F
October 12, 2011
Cargolux
January 31, 2023
Atlas Air
107
747-8BBJ
February 28, 2012
Govt. of Qatar
November 6, 2021
Govt. of Egypt
12
747-8I
April 26, 2012
Lufthansa
July 7, 2017
Korean Air
36
Total 747-8 Series:
155
Total Delivered (All series):
1,573
Boeing data through end of February 2023.[ 3]
See also
References
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Further reading
Bowman, Martin J. (2014). Boeing 747 A History - Delivering the Dream . Barnsley, Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 9781783030392 .
Eastwood, A.B.; Roach, John (1992). Jet Airliner Production List . West Drayton, England: The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-43-X .
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