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    The Boeing 747-8 is the final series of the large, long-range wide-body airliners in the Boeing 747 family from Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 747-8 is...
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    The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023...
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    The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747. The...
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    The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400...
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  • operators of Boeing 747, and any of its variants. As of March 2024, there were 415 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100s, 3...
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    The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force...
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  • The Boeing NLA, or New Large Airplane, was a 1990s concept for an all-new quadjet airliner in the 500+ seat market. Somewhat larger than the 747, this...
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  • Boeing 787 Dreamliner), starting with the introduction of the 707, followed by the Boeing 717, Boeing 727, Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Boeing...
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    The 747 Supertanker is a retired aerial firefighting airtanker derived from various Boeing 747 models. The aircraft is rated to carry up to 19,600 US gallons...
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    decade later while Boeing decided the project would not be commercially viable and developed the third generation 747, Boeing 747-8, instead. The Airbus...
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    the Boeing 747-8 and 787. The GEnx succeeded the CF6 in GE's product line. As of 2016, the GEnx and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 were selected by Boeing following...
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    The Boeing 747SP (for Special Performance) is a shortened version of the Boeing 747 wide-body airliner, designed for a longer range. It is the highest...
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    have been delivered. Boeing expanded the BBJ brand to include configurations based on the 737 MAX, 777, 777X, 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 Intercontinental,...
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    As of July 2020[update], a total of 60 Boeing 747 aircraft, or just under 4% of the total number of 747s built, first flown commercially in 1970, have...
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    Competition between Airbus and Boeing Related development Boeing Business Jet Boeing Sonic Cruiser Boeing 747-8 Boeing 777X Aircraft of comparable role...
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  • Worldwide Holdings. Atlas Air is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 747 aircraft, with a total fleet of 54 of this specific fleet type. In 2021...
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    its launch customer by selecting 34 Boeing 777-9X airliners, along with 25 Airbus A350-900s to replace its 22 747-400s and 48 A340-300/600s for its long-haul...
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    designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747, and to replace aging DC-10 and L-1011...
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    N661US (category Boeing 747)
    is an aircraft that was built by Boeing as the prototype of the Boeing 747-400, a modernized version of the Boeing 747. The plane rolled off the assembly...
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    Thani gifted the Boeing 747-8 to Türkiye in September 2018. This proved controversial in Türkiye due the sheer cost of the plane. The BBJ 747-8i was the first...
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    526 (named the Boeing Freeway). The factory was built in 1967 for the Boeing 747 and has since been expanded several times to accommodate new airliners...
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    from Boeing through April 2023 Boeing 7x7 series Boeing 707 Boeing 717 Boeing 727 Boeing 737 Boeing 747 Boeing 757 Boeing 767 Boeing 777 Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
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  • A380, Boeing 747 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Additionally, Lufthansa currently has orders placed for new Airbus A320neo, Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X aircraft...
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  • 1984 saw the departure of the last Douglas DC-8 in the fleet and the addition of a third Boeing 747. Lufthansa bought a 24.5% share of the airline in...
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    this new wide-body market.[citation needed] The production of the large Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A380 four-engine, long-haul jets has come to an end as airlines...
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  • the A380Fs the airline ordered ten Boeing 747-8 freighters for its SkyCargo subsidiary. Emirates chose the Boeing 747-8 "derivative" freighter over the all-new...
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    Boeing 787 and Boeing 747-8. The 131-9D initially was designed for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 series; the 131-9B became standard equipment on Boeing...
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    Northwest Airlines Flight 85 (category Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747)
    Airport in Japan. On October 9, 2002, while over the Bering Sea, the Boeing 747-400 experienced a lower rudder hardover event, which occurs when an aircraft's...
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    retired extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)...
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    Airbus A340, Airbus A380, and Boeing 747. Many military airlifters also feature this design, including the Antonov An-124, Boeing C-17 Globemaster, and Lockheed...
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