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Some of the most notable uses of the Boeing 747 include being used as a presidential transport by the United States and as a cargo plane by several airlines PK-LHF, last operated by Lion Air was converted for use as the Steak 21 restaurant in Summarecon Bekasi, Indonesia. The plane was originally operated by Singapore Airlines registered 9V-SMC. [91] [92] Boeing's 747-8 vs A380: A titanic tussle". flightglobal.com. February 17, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016 . Retrieved July 30, 2016.
Netz, Jacob. "Passenger to Freighter Conversions". AirCargoPedia. American Friendship World Air Cargo Corporation . Retrieved September 7, 2021. Introducing the 747ER and 747" (PDF). Boeing Aero magazine. January 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 12, 2016 . Retrieved May 31, 2018. FARNBOROUGH: Landing gear tweak key to 747-8 future in passenger market". flightglobal.com. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016 . Retrieved October 26, 2016. The stretched 747 Advanced was launched as the 747-8 on November 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft. The global COVID-19 pandemic hastened the retirement of many remaining passenger Boeing 747-400s due to a sharp decline in passenger traffic. [31] For instance, KLM retired its Boeing 747-400 Combi and Passenger fleets in March 2020. Qantas announced the retirement of its 747-400 and 747-400ER fleet by the end of 2020, with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taking its place. China Airlines also announced that they will be retiring their remaining four passenger Boeing 747-400s by the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (which were delivered between 2004 and 2005, operating on flights within Asia) with the Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER taking over all high-volume routes and all Asian International routes. However, China Airlines didn't retire its last passenger Boeing 747-400 until February 2021. British Airways retired its remaining 31 Boeing 747-400s 4 years ahead of the original February 2024 deadline. [32] Virgin Atlantic also retired their remaining leisure fleet 747-400s in May 2020 citing the COVID-19 pandemic - the fleet was due to retire in 2021. [33] As of September, 2021, there were just 42 passenger 747-400 in operation (10 actively flying, 32 in storage) across 10 carriers worldwide. Lufthansa and Air China had plans to resume flying some of their stored aircraft by October, 2021. [34] Design [ edit ] The wing is similar to previous variants, extended and with winglets Triple-slotted trailing edge flaps
The 1960s has seen seismic social change, the race to put an astronaut on the Moon, the tumult of the Vietnam War and the undulations of Cold War tension. Over the course of the decade air travel has gone from being the preserve of the wealthy to something much more affordable. Sutton, Richard (July 7, 2017). "New Life to Old Jumbos: 747-400BCF and BDSFs". Yesterday's Airlines . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
Cargolux 747-8F dispute linked to late Qatar 787 deliveries". Air Transport Intelligence news via flightglobal.com, September 19, 2011. HS-STB, A former Orient Thai Boeing 747-400 has a fuselage without wing preserved at Flight of Happiness restaurant in Guanyin District, Taoyuan, Taiwan [110] Garrett Reim (March 11, 2020). "Boeing starts 'Air Force One' modifications of 747-8". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2020. The last few 747-400s delivered feature the Boeing Signature Interior, derived from the Boeing 777. [37]
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Everett had just been built. There were two of us from BA and there were others from Lufthansa, Qantas, American Airlines and Delta. The model's first flight was on May 4, 1993, and entered service with Cargolux on November 17, 1993. Major customers included Atlas Air, Cargolux, China Airlines, Korean Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines and Singapore Airlines.