the boeing 747 was first used for commerical service in 1970.
the boeing 747 was first used for commerical service in 1970.
when was the boeing 747 first used for commerical service?
1970
bullet::::- united airlines operates its last boeing 747 flight, united flight 747 from san francisco international airport outside san francisco, california, to daniel k. inouye international airport in honolulu, hawaii. the sold-out 374-seat flight aboard a boeing 747-400 retraces the path of the first united airlines boeing 747 flight 47 years earlier in 1970. boeing's retirement of the aircraft leaves delta air lines as the only remaining u.s. operator of the boeing 747.









































bullet::::- 8 november









































bullet::::- atr aircraft launches the freighter variant of the atr 72-600 with 30 firm orders plus 20 options from fedex express.









































bullet::::- 9 november
2017 in aviation
several airlines have retired their 747-400s from the trans-pacific market. remaining operators in 2014 included eva air, qantas, virgin atlantic, british airways and united. united's deployment of them also reflected a change in emphasis from asian hubs to domestic hubs. on january 11, 2017 united announced it would begin phasing out its 747-400s and made its last 747 flight on november 7 that year. delta airlines was the last us airline to operate the boeing 747, retiring the last of the 747-400 fleet it inherited from northwest airlines in december 2017. british airways, the largest passenger 747-400 operator, announced that they will be phasing out their 747-400 fleet in february 2024, british airways will replace its boeing 747-400s with the airbus a350-1000. lufthansa will be retiring their 747-400 fleet in 2025 as they are being replaced by the boeing 777x and the boeing 747-8i. klm will be retiring their 747-400 combi and passenger fleet in 2020 as they are being replaced by the boeing 777-300er, the boeing 787-10 dreamliner, and the airbus a350-900. however, klm announced it plans to retire its last boeing 747-400 by july 2021 instead of 2020 due to delivery delays for the airbus a350-900. qantas announced that they will be retiring their 747-400 fleet by the end of 2020 as they are being replaced by the airbus a380 and boeing 787-9 dreamliner.
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