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Lufthansa has the largest passenger 747 fleet in the world, consisting of the -400 and -8 series variants.

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

Airline operators

There were 449 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service as of April 2023, comprising 0 747-100s, 4 747SPs, 19 747-200s, 4 747-300s, 268 747-400s, and 154 747-8s.[1][better source needed] These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.

Airline 747-100 747SP 747-200 747-300[a] 747-400[b] 747-400F[c] 747-8I 747-8F Total
ACT Airlines — — — — — 5 — — 5
Aerostan — — 3 — — — — — 3
Aerotranscargo — — — — — 6 — — 6
Air Atlanta Europe — — — — 3 3 — — 6
Air Atlanta Icelandic — — — — 1 11 — — 12
Air Belgium — — — — — — — 3 3
Air China — — — — 3 — 7 — 10
Air China Cargo — — — — — 3 — — 3
AirBridgeCargo — — — — — 3 — 12 15
Asiana Airlines — — — — 1 10 — — 11
ASL Airlines Belgium — — — — — 5 — — 5
Atlas Air — — — — 5 35 — 8 48
Bahrain Royal Flight — — — — 2 — — — 2
Boeing — — — — — 4[d] — — 4
Brunei Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
Cargo Air Lines — — — — — 1 — — 1
Cargolux — — — — — 16 — 14 30
Cathay Pacific — — — — — 6 — 14 20
Challenge Airlines — — — — — 3 — — 3
China Airlines — — — — — 16 — — 16
China Cargo Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
China Central Longhao Airlines — — — — — 1 — — 1
Dubai Royal Air Wing — — — — 3 1 — — 4
Egyptian Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
Elitavia Malta — — — — — 1 — — 1
Emtrasur Cargo — — — 1 — — — — 1
Fars Air Qeshm — — 2 — — — — — 2
Fly Pro — — 1 — — — — — 1
General Electric — — — — 1 — — — 1
Geo-Sky — — 2 — — — — — 2
Iran Air — — 1 — — — — — 1
Iranian Air Force — — 1 — — — — — 1
Iraqi Airways — — — — 2 — — — 2
Kalitta Air — — — — — 24 — — 24
Kingdom Aircraft II LLC — — — — 1 — — — 1
Korean Air — — — — — 4 9 7 20
Korean Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
Las Vegas Sands Corporation — 1 — — — — — — 1
Longtail Aviation — — — — 2 — — — 2
Lufthansa — — — — 8 — 19 — 27
Mahan Air — — — 1 2 — — — 3
Martinair — — — — — 4 — — 4
Max Air — — — — 3 — — — 3
Moroccan Government — — — — 1 — 1 — 2
My Freighter — — 1 — — — — — 1
National Airlines — — — — — 8 — — 8
Nippon Cargo Airlines — — — — — — — 8 8
One Air — — — — — 1 — — 1
Polar Air Cargo — — — — — — — 6 6
Pratt & Whitney — 2 — — — — — — 2
Qatar Airways Cargo — — — — — — — 2 2
Qatar Amiri Flight — — — — — — 3 — 3
Rolls-Royce North America — — 1 — — — — — 1
ROM Cargo Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
Rossiya Airlines — — — — 9 — — — 9
Royal Flight of Oman — 1 — — 1 — 1 — 3
Saha Airlines — — 1 — — — — — 1
Saudi Arabian Government — — — 1 1 — — — 2
SF Airlines — — — — — 3 — — 3
Silk Way West Airlines — — — — — 7 — 5 12
Singapore Airlines — — — — — 7 — — 7
Sky Lease Cargo — — — — — 2 — — 2
State of Kuwait — — — — — — 1 — 1
Suparna Airlines — — — — — 3 — — 3
Terra Avia — — — — 2 2 — — 4
Transaviaexport Cargo Airline — — — 1 — — — — 1
Turkey Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
UPS Airlines — — — — — 13 — 28 41
US Air Force — — 6 — — — 2 — 8
Virgin Orbit — — — — 1 — — — 1
Western Global Airlines — — — — — 4 — — 4
Total 0 4 19 4 52 216 47 107 449

Data at April 2023.

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

Orders and deliveries

Orders and deliveries sortable, presorted by customer
Orders
747
-100 		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 		Total PW GE RR
Aer Lingus 2 2 2
Aerolíneas Argentinas 7 7 7
Air Afrique 1 1 1
Air Canada 5 2 3 10 10
Air China 1 1 6 8 7 23 16 7
Air China Cargo 2 2 2
Air France 16 2 10 11 7 2 5 53 17 36
Air Gabon 1 1 1
Air India 11 2 6 19 17 2
Air Madagascar 1 1 1
Air Namibia 1 1 1
Air New Zealand 5 4 9 1 8
AirBridgeCargo 7 7 7
Alitalia 2 9 1 5 17 5 12
All Nippon Airways 17 5 12 11 45 45
Altavair LLC 6 6 6
American Airlines 16 16 16
Asiana Airlines 2 5 6 13 13
Atlas Air 15 14 29 29
Avianca 1 1 1
Braniff 1 1 3 5 5
British Airways 18 15 1 3 57 94 18 76
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s) 8 8 8
CAAC-Civil Aviation of China 2 4 6 6
Cameroon Airlines 1 1 1
Canadian Airlines 4 4 4
Cargolux 2 16 14 32 2 19 11
Cathay Pacific 8 2 6 17 6 6 14 59 6 14 39
China Airlines 3 2 1 17 21 4 48 23 25
China Cargo 2 2 2
China Southern Airlines 2 2 2
Condor 2 2 2
CP Air 4 4 4
Delta Air Lines 5 5 5
Eastern Air Lines 4 4 4
EgyptAir 2 2 2
El Al 4 2 1 4 11 11
EVA Air 7 3 8 18 18
Flying Tiger 6 6 6
Garuda Indonesia 6 2 8 6 2
GECAS 1 2 5 8 8
Government of Japan 2 2 2
Iberia 2 6 1 9 9
ILFC 3 14 3 1 21 19 2
Iran Air (Homa) 1 2 4 7 7
Iraqi Airways 3 1 4 4
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force 4 4 4
Jade Cargo International 6 6 6
Japan Airlines 8 12 24 7 9 4 34 8 2 108 64 44
Japan Asia Airways 1 1 1
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 1 1
KLM 10 7 3 5 3 17 45 7 38
Korean Air 6 5 2 1 27 8 10 1 7 10 2 79 62 17
Kuwait Airways 4 1 5 4 1
LoadAir Cargo 2 2 2
Lufthansa 3 7 6 14 25 7 19 81 6 75
Malaysia Airlines 1 19 2 2 24 20 4
Mandarin Airlines 1 1 1
Martinair 2 2 2
Middle East Airlines 3 3 3
National Airlines 2 2 2
Nippon Cargo Airlines 6 10 8 24 24
Northwest Airlines 10 19 8 16 53 53
Olympic Airways 2 2 2
Pakistan International Airlines 2 2 2
Pan Am 33 2 10 45 45
Philippine Airlines 4 3 1 8 8
Presidential Flight 1 1 2 1 1
Qantas 19 3 6 21 6 2 57 17 6 34
Royal Air Maroc 1 1 1
Royal Jordanian 1 2 3 3
Sabena 2 2 4 2 2
Saudia 8 1 10 5 2 26 5 21
Scandinavian Airlines 3 3 6 6
Seaboard World Airlines 4 4 4
Silk Way Airlines 5 5 5
Singapore Airlines 19 1 11 3 42 17 93 93
South African Airways 5 2 2 8 6 23 15 2 6
Swissair 2 2 3 7 7
Syrianair 2 2 2
TAP Portugal 4 4 4
Thai Airways 6 2 18 26 26
Transamerica Airlines 3 3 3
TWA 15 3 18 18
U.S. Air Force 2 1 3 1 7 7
Unidentified Customer(s) 1 4 2 7 7
United Airlines 22 2 44 68 68
UPS 8 28 36 36
USAF PAR Program 2 2 2
UTA 2 2 1 2 1 1 9 9
Varig 3 2 5 5
Virgin Atlantic 9 9 9
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd 6 6 6
Wardair 1 2 3 1 2
World Airways 3 3 3
Total 167 9 29 229 13 73 74 56 21 4 442 19 6 40 126 61 107 48 3 1 45 1,573 734 640 199

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

Civil Aviation Administration of China Boeing 747-200
Fars Air Qeshm Boeing 747-200F with its nose door opened

Boeing 747-300

Two Mahan Airlines Boeing 747-300 at Mehrabad International Airport.
PIA Boeing 747-300 on short final to London Heathrow International Airport, on 12 June 2003.
Air France Boeing 747-300 on 2 March 1999.

Boeing 747-400

Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400

Boeing 747-8

Cargolux Boeing 747-8F

Military and government operators

Country Organisation 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]

References

  1. ^ "Boeing 747 Operators".
  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
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  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
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  13. ^ Mushtaq, Tariq (1 February 2017). "PIA - THE UNFORTUNATE". Daily Times. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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  15. ^ Bellucci, Marcelo (2 February 2012). "El gigante del aire de Aerolíneas aterrizó en Ezeiza por última vez" [Aerolíneas' giant of the skies landed at Ezeiza for the last time]. Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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  19. ^ a b "Ex-Virgin Atlantic G-VWOW is now with Virgin Orbit as N744VG "Cosmic Girl"". World Airline News. 10 October 2017.

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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