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The following is a list of current commercial operators of the Boeing 747, and any of its variants.

Lufthansa is the world's largest Boeing 747-8i operator.

Airline operators at July 2018

There were 545 Boeing 747 aircraft in airline service as of 12 September 2018, comprising 12 747-100s, 18 747-200s, 3 747-300s, 384 747-400s and 128 747-8s.[1] These aircraft are listed by airline operator and variant in the following table.

Airline 747-100[a] 747-200 747-300[b] 747-400[c] 747-400F 747-8I 747-8F Total
ACG Air Cargo Global — — — — 2 — — 2
ACT Airlines — — — — 5 — — 5
Aerotranscargo — — — — 4 — — 4
Air Atlanta Icelandic — — — 7 5 — — 12
Air China — — — 3 — 7 — 10
Air China Cargo — — — — 3 — — 3
Air Georgia — 1 — — — — — 1
Air Hong Kong — — — — 1 — — 1
Air India — — — 4 — — — 4
AirBridgeCargo — — — — 7 — 11 18
Asiana Airlines — — — 2 11 — — 13
ASL Airlines Belgium — — — — 5 — — 5
Astral Aviation — — — — 2 — — 2
Atlas Air — — — 4 23 — 10 37
Bahrain Royal Flight — — — 2 — — — 2
Boeing — — — — 4[d] — — 4
British Airways — — — 36 — — — 36
Brunei Government — — — — — 1 — 1
Cargo Air Lines — — — — 3 — — 3
CargoLogicAir — — — — 2 — 1 3
Cargolux — — — — 12 — 14 26
Cargolux Italia — — — — 4 — — 4
Caspian Airlines — 1 — — — — — 1
Cathay Pacific — — — — 6 — 14 20
Centurion Air Cargo — — — — 1 — — 1
China Airlines — — — 4 18 — — 22
China Cargo Airlines — — — — 3 — — 3
China Southern Airlines — — — — 2 — — 2
Corsair International — — — 3 — — — 3
Dubai Royal Air Wing — — — 3 1 — — 4
El Al — — — 4 1 — — 5
Ernest Angley Ministries 1 — — — — — — 1
EVA Air — — — — 3 — — 3
Fars Air Qeshm — 2 — — — — — 2
Fly Pro — 1 — — — — — 1
flynas — — — 2 — — — 2
General Electric — — — 1 — — — 1
Geo-Sky — 2 — — — — — 2
Global SuperTanker Services — — — — 1 — — 1
Iran Air — 1 — — — — — 1
Iran Air Force 4 2 — — — — — 6
Iraqi Airways — — — 2 — — — 2
Japan Air Self-Defense Force — — — 2 — — — 2
Kabo Air — — — 1 — — — 1
Kalitta Air — — — — 22 — — 22
Kingdom Aircraft II — — — 1 — — — 1
KLM — — — 12 3 — — 15
Korean Air — — — 3 4 10 7 24
Korean Government — — — 1 — — — 1
Kuwait Airways — — — 1 — — — 1
Las Vegas Sands Corporation 2 — — — — — — 2
Lion Air — — — 1 — — — 1
Lufthansa — — — 13 — 19 — 32
Magma Aviation — — — — 2 — — 2
Mahan Air — — 1 — — — — 1
Martinair — — — — 1 — — 1
Max Air — — — 4 — — — 4
Morocco Government — — — — — 1 — 1
NASA 1 — — — — — — 1
National Airlines — — — — 2 — — 2
Nippon Cargo Airlines — — — — 3 — 8 11
Polar Air Cargo — — — — 8 — 5 13
Pratt & Whitney Engine Services 2 — — — — — — 2
Qantas — — — 10 — — — 10
Qatar Airways Cargo — — — — — 1 1 2
Qatar Amiri Flight — — — — — 2 — 2
Rolls-Royce North America — 1 — — — — — 1
Rossiya Airlines — — — 9 — — — 9
Royal Air Maroc — — — 1 — — — 1
Royal Flight of Oman 1 — — 1 — — — 2
Rubystar — — — — 1 — — 1
Saudi Arabian Airlines — — — 7 5 — 2 14
Saudi Arabian Government 1 — 1 1 — — — 3
Silk Way West Airlines — — — — 2 — 5 7
Singapore Airlines Cargo — — — — 7 — — 7
Sky Gates Airlines — — — — 2 — — 2
Sky Lease Cargo — — — — 2 — — 2
State of Kuwait — — — — — 1 — 1
Suparna Airlines — — — — 4 — — 4
SW Italia — — — — 2 — — 2
Terra Avia — — — 2 — — — 2
Thai Airways International — — — — 8 — — 8
The Cargo Airlines — 1 — — — — — 1
Transaviaexport Cargo Airline — — 1 — — — — 1
UPS Airlines — — — — 13 — 8 21
US Air Force — 6 — — — — — 6
Virgin Atlantic — — — 8 — — — 8
Virgin Galactic — — — 1 — — — 1
Wamos Air — — — 6 — — — 6
Western Global Airlines — — — — 2 — — 2
Total 12 18 3 164 222 42 86 547

Data at 12 September 2018

  1. ^ Includes 747SP
  2. ^ Includes 747-300F and 747-300 Combi
  3. ^ Includes 747-400 Combi
  4. ^ 747-400LCF

Civil operators

♠ = Original operator

Boeing 747-100

Iran Air Boeing 747-100B

Boeing 747SP

Pan Am Boeing 747SP

Boeing 747-200

Civil Aviation Administration of China Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747-300

Air France Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747-400

Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400

Boeing 747-8

Cargolux Boeing 747-8F

Military and government operators

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 Pan American World 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 229
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 78
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 40
747-400ER October 31, 2002 Qantas July 30, 2003 Qantas 6
Total 747-400 Series: 694
747-8F October 12, 2011 Cargolux     71
747-8BBJ February 28, 2012 Govt. of Qatar     8
747-8I April 26, 2012 Lufthansa July 7, 2017 Korean Air 36
Total 747-8 Series: 115
Total Delivered (All series): 1,533
  • Boeing data through end of July 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.planespotters.net/operators/Boeing/747
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Bowman 2014, pp.241-242
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk "Orders and Deliveries: Boeing 747." The Boeing Company. Retrieved: August 11, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "World Airliner Census", Flight International, 30 August-5 September 1995, p.42
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Roach/Eastwood 1992, pp. 227-251
  6. ^ "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 25-31 March 1992, p.46
  7. ^ "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 25-31 March 1992, p.55
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bowman 2014, p.244
  9. ^ Russell, Edward (7 November 2017). "United bids 747 an aloha goodbye". FlightGlobal. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. ^ "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 30 March 1985, p.128
  11. ^ "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 30 March 1985, p.130
  12. ^ Mushtaq, Tariq (1 February 2017). "PIA - THE UNFORTUNATE". Daily Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Boeing 747-400". Retrieved 2017-12-29.

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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