List of Boeing 747 operators explained

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, 2 747-300s, 258 747-400s, and 152 747-8s.[1] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.

Airlinedata-sort-type="number" 747-100data-sort-type="number" 747SPdata-sort-type="number" 747-200data-sort-type="number" 747-300data-sort-type="number" 747-400data-sort-type="number" 747-400Fdata-sort-type="number" 747-8Idata-sort-type="number" 747-8FTotal
ACT Airlines - - - - - 4 - - 4
Aerostan - - 3 - - - - - 3
Aerotranscargo - - - - - 7 - - 7
Air Atlanta Europe - - - - 33 - - 6
Air Atlanta Icelandic - - - - - 9 - - 9
Air Belgium - - - - - - - 22
Air China - - - - 3 - 7 - 10
Air China Cargo - - - - - 3 - - 3
AirBridgeCargo - - - - - 3 - 1215
Asiana Airlines - - - - - 10 - - 10
ASL Airlines Belgium - - - - - 5 - - 5
Atlas Air - - - - 539 - 1054
Bahrain Royal Flight - - - - 2 - - - 2
Boeing - - - - - 4 - - 4
Brunei Government - - - - - - 1 - 1
Cargo Air Lines - - - - - 2 - - 2
Cargolux - - - - - 16 - 1430
Cathay Pacific - - - - - 6 - 1420
Challenge Airlines Belgium - - - - - 3 - - 3
Challenge Airlines Israel - - - - - 2 - - 2
China Airlines - - - - - 10 - - 10
China Central Longhao Airlines - - - - - 1 - - 1
Compass Cargo Airlines - - - - - 1 - - 1
Dubai Royal Air Wing - - - - 31 - - 4
Egyptian Government - - - - - - 1 - 1
Elitavia Malta - - - - - 1 - - 1
Fly Pro - - 2 - - - - - 2
General Electric - - - - 1 - - - 1
Geo-Sky - - 2 - - - - - 2
Global Jet Isle of Man - - - - - - 1 - 1
Iran Air - - 1 - - - - - 1
Iranian Air Force1 - 1 - - - - - 2
Kalitta Air - - - - - 22 - - 22
Kingdom Aircraft II LLC - - - - 1 - - - 1
Korean Air - - - - - 48719
Korean Government - - - - - - 1 - 1
Lufthansa - - - - 8 - 19 - 27
Mahan Air - - - - 1 - - - 1
Martinair - - - - - 4 - - 4
Max Air - - - - 3 - - - 3
Moroccan Government - - - - 1 - 1 - 2
National Airlines - - - - - 9 - - 9
Nippon Cargo Airlines - - - - - - - 88
One Air - - - - - 2 - - 2
Polar Air Cargo - - - - - - - 44
Pratt & Whitney - 2 - - - - - - 2
Qatar Amiri Flight - - - - - - 2 - 2
Rolls-Royce North America - - 1 - - - - - 1
ROM Cargo Airlines - - - - - 2 - - 2
Rossiya Airlines - - - - 9 - - - 9
Royal Flight of Oman - - - - 1 - 1 - 2
Saha Airlines - - 1 - - - - - 1
Saudi Arabian Government - - - 11 - - - 2
SF Airlines - - - - - 4 - - 4
Silk Way West Airlines - - - - - 5 - 510
Singapore Airlines - - - - - 7 - - 7
Sky Lease Cargo - - - - - 2 - - 2
State of Kuwait - - - - - - 1 - 1
Stratolaunch - - - - 1 - - - 1
Suparna Airlines - - - - - 3 - - 3
Terra Avia - - - - 22 - - 4
Transaviaexport Cargo Airline - - - 1 - - - - 1
Turkey Government - - - - - - 1 - 1
UPS Airlines - - - - - 13 - 3043
US Air Force - - 6 - - - 2 - 8
Western Global Airlines - - - - - 4 - - 4
Total121924521346106434

Orders and deliveries

Customer! colspan="26"
Orders
747
-100		747
-100F		747
-100B		747
-100SR		747
-200B		747
-200C		747
-200F		747
-200M		747
-300		747
-300M		747
-300SR		747
-400		747
-400D		747
-400ER		747
-400ERF		747
-400F		747
-400M		747
-8F		747
-8I		747
-E4A		747
-E4B		747
-SP		TotalPWGERR
Aer Lingus222
Aerolíneas Argentinas777
Air Afrique111
Air Canada5231010
Air China1168723167
Air China Cargo222
Air France1621011725531736
Air Gabon111
Air India112619172
Air Madagascar111
Air Namibia111
Air New Zealand54918
AirBridgeCargo777
Alitalia291517512
All Nippon Airways17512114545
Altavair LLC666
American Airlines161616
Asiana Airlines2561313
Atlas Air15142929
Avianca111
Braniff11355
British Airways18151357941876
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)888
CAAC-Civil Aviation of China2466
Cameroon Airlines111
Canadian Airlines444
Cargolux216143221911
Cathay Pacific8261766145961439
China Airlines32117214482325
China Cargo222
China Southern Airlines222
Condor222
CP Air444
Delta Air Lines555
Eastern Air Lines444
EgyptAir222
El Al42141111
EVA Air7381818
Flying Tiger666
Garuda Indonesia63862
GECAS12588
Government of Japan222
Iberia26199
ILFC3143121192
Iran Air (Homa) 12477
Iraqi Airways3144
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force11041416
Jade Cargo International666
Japan Airlines8122479434821086444
Japan Asia Airways111
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia11211
KLM1073531745738
Korean Air65212781017102796217
Kuwait Airways41541
Lion Air222
LoadAir Cargo222
Lufthansa376142571981675
Malaysia Airlines1192224204
Mandarin Airlines111
Martinair222
Middle East Airlines333
National Airlines222
Nippon Cargo Airlines61082424
Northwest Airlines10198165353
Olympic Airways222
Pakistan International Airlines222
Pan Am332104545
Philippine Airlines43188
Presidential Flight11211
Qantas193621625717634
Royal Air Maroc111
Royal Jordanian1233
Sabena22422
Saudia81105226521
Scandinavian Airlines3366
Seaboard World Airlines444
Silk Way Airlines555
Singapore Airlines19111342179393
South African Airways52286231526
Swissair22377
Syrianair222
TAP Portugal444
Thai Airways62182626
Transamerica Airlines333
TWA1531818
U.S. Air Force213177
Unidentified Customer(s)14277
United Airlines222446868
UPS8283636
USAF PAR Program222
UTA22121199
Varig3255
Virgin Atlantic999
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd666
Wardair12312
World Airways333
Total168109292291373745621444219640126611074831451,573734640199

Data through end of February 2021.

Civil operators

Original operators - ♠

Boeing 747-100

Boeing 747SP

Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 747-8

Military and government operators

CountryOrganizationNumber of planesModification of B747
IranImperial Iranian Air Force ♠, now Iran Air Force161 B747-100, 1 B747-200M, 10 B747-100F, 4 B747-200F
MoroccoGovernment of Morocco21 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
TurkeyGovernment of Turkey1B747-8I
JapanGovernment of Japan Japanese Air Force One♠2B747-400
Saudi ArabiaGovernment of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♠21 B747-300, 1 B747-400
BruneiBrunei Government1B747-8I
United Arab Emirates52 B747-400, 2 B747-400M, 1 B747-400F
OmanThe Royal Flight Sultanate of Oman (RFO)31 B747SP, 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
QatarQatar Amiri Flight2B747-8I
KuwaitState of Kuwait1B747-8I
Advanced Airborne Command Post operated by United States Air Force ♠4E-4B (B747-200B)
Air Force One operated by United States Air Force ♠2VC-25A (B747-200B)
1B747SP

Summary of deliveries

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ModelFirst DeliveryLast DeliveryTotal Delivered
Date Customer Date Customer
747-100 December 13, 1969 July 2, 1976 167
747-100SR September 26, 1973 April 2, 1975 7
747-100BSR December 21, 1978 November 12, 1982 20
747-100B August 2, 1979 April 2, 1982 9
747-100B SUD March 24, 1986 September 9, 1986 2
Total 747-100 Series:205
747-200B January 16, 1971 December 20, 1990 233
747-200F (Freighter) March 10, 1972 November 19, 1991 Nippon Cargo Airlines 73
747-200C (Convertble) April 30, 1973 September 26, 1988 13
747-200M (Combi) March 7, 1975 April 5, 1988 74
Total 747-200 Series:393
747SP March 5, 1976 December 9, 1989 Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE) 45
Total 747SP:45
747-300 March 1, 1983 October 18, 1988 Japan Asia 56
747-300M (Combi) March 5, 1983 September 25, 1990 21
747-300SR December 10, 1987 February 19, 1988 4
Total 747-300 Series:81
747-400 January 26, 1989 April 26, 2005 442
747-400M (Combi) September 1, 1989 April 10, 2002 61
747-400D October 10, 1991 December 11, 1995 19
747-400F November 17, 1993 May 7, 2009 126
747-400ERF October 17, 2002 November 10, 2009 40
747-400ER October 31, 2002 July 30, 2003 6
Total 747-400 Series:694
747-8FOctober 12, 2011CargoluxJanuary 31, 2023 Atlas Air107
747-8BBJFebruary 28, 2012Govt. of QatarNovember 6, 2021Govt. of Egypt12
747-8IApril 26, 2012LufthansaJuly 7, 2017Korean Air36
Total 747-8 Series:155
Total Delivered (All series):1,573

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boeing 747 Operators .
  2. Bowman 2014, pp.241-242
  3. Roach/Eastwood 1992, pp. 227-251
  4. "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 25–31 March 1992, p.46
  5. "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 25–31 March 1992, p.55
  6. Bowman 2014, p.244
  7. "World Airliner Census", Flight International, 30 August-5 September 1995, p.42
  8. Web site: Russell . Edward . United bids 747 an aloha goodbye . FlightGlobal . Reed Business Information . 7 November 2017 . 18 December 2017 .
  9. Web site: Fly Pro Fleet Details and History. www.planespotters.net. 2019-09-18.
  10. "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 30 March 1985, p.128
  11. "World Airline Directory", Flight International, 30 March 1985, p.130
  12. Web site: PIA - THE UNFORTUNATE . Mushtaq . Tariq . 1 February 2017 . Daily Times . 25 May 2017.
  13. Aerolíneas Argentinas . 1 February 2012 . Aerolineas Argentinas bids farewell to the Jumbo . 30 March 2012 . https://archive.today/20120718222743/http://www.aerolineas.com.ar/arg/main.asp?idSitio=AR&idPagina=68&idIdioma=en&cmbPrensa=1203 . 18 July 2012 . dead.
  14. News: El gigante del aire de Aerolíneas aterrizó en Ezeiza por última vez . es . Aerolíneas' giant of the skies landed at Ezeiza for the last time . Marcelo . Bellucci . . 2 February 2012 . 5 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205001336/http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/gigante-Aerolineas-aterrizo-Ezeiza-ultima_0_638936196.html . 25 March 2012 . live.
  15. Web site: Aerotranscargo Fleet Details and History. www.planespotters.net. 2019-09-18.
  16. Web site: 747-400. 2021-10-25. Kalitta Air LLC. en-US.
  17. Web site: Boeing 747-400. 2017-12-29.
  18. Web site: Ex-Virgin Atlantic G-VWOW is now with Virgin Orbit as N744VG "Cosmic Girl" . World Airline News . 10 October 2017.
  19. http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=747&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=747&ViewReportF=View+Report "Orders and Deliveries: Boeing 747."

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