List of Boeing 747 operators

The following is a list of current commercial operators of the Boeing 747, and any of its variants. Atlas Air is the largest operator with 45 Boeing 747 aircraft in its fleet (including the Boeing Dreamlifter).

Lufthansa is the world's largest Boeing 747-8i operator.

Airline operators

There were 435 Boeing 747 aircraft in airline service as of January 2021, comprising 8 747-100s, 20 747-200s, 2 747-300s, 268 747-400s, and 137 747-8s.[1] These aircraft are listed by airline operator and variant in the following table.

Airline 747-100 747SP 747-200 747-300[lower-alpha 1] 747-400[lower-alpha 2] 747-400F[lower-alpha 3] 747-8I 747-8F Total
ACT Airlines — — — — — 5 — — 5
Aerostan — — 2 — — — — — 2
Aerotranscargo — — — — — 6 — — 6
Air Atlanta Icelandic — — — — 4 9 — — 13
Air China — — — — 3 — 7 — 10
Air China Cargo — — — — — 3 — — 3
Air Georgia — — 1 — — — — — 1
Air India — — — — 4 — — — 4
AirBridgeCargo — — — — — 4 — 13 17
Asiana Airlines — — — — 1 11 — — 12
ASL Airlines Belgium — — — — — 5 — — 5
Atlas Air — — — — 7 30 — 4 41
Bahrain Royal Flight — — — — 2 — — — 2
Boeing — — — — — 4[lower-alpha 4] — — 4
Brunei Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
Cargo Air Lines — — — — — 2 — — 2
CargoLogicAir — — — — — 2 — — 2
Cargolux — — — — — 16 — 14 30
Caspian Airlines — — 1 — — — — — 1
Cathay Pacific — — — — — 6 — 14 20
Challenge Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
China Airlines — — — — — 18 — — 18
China Cargo Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
China Southern Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
Dubai Royal Air Wing — — — — 4 1 — — 5
Fars Air Qeshm — — 2 — — — — — 2
Fly Pro — — 2 — — — — — 1
General Electric — — — — 1 — — — 1
Geo-Sky — — 1 — — — — — 1
Global SuperTanker Services — — — — — 1 — — 1
Iran Air — — 1 — — — — — 1
Iran Air Force 3 — 3 — — — — — 6
Iraqi Airways — — — — 2 — — — 2
Kalitta Air — — — — — 24 — — 24
Kingdom Aircraft II LLC — — — — 1 — — — 1
Korean Air — — — — — 4 10 7 21
Korean Government — — — — 1 — — — 1
Las Vegas Sands Corporation — 1 — — — — — — 1
Longtail Aviation — — — — — 2 — — 2
Lufthansa — — — — 8 — 19 — 27
Mahan Air — — — — 1 — — — 1
Martinair — — — — — 4 — — 4
Morocco Government — — — — 1 — 1 — 2
NASA — 1 — — — — — — 1
National Airlines — — — — — 5 — — 5
Nippon Cargo Airlines — — — — — — — 8 8
Polar Air Cargo — — — — — 5 — 6 11
Pratt & Whitney — 2 — — — — — — 2
Qatar Airways Cargo — — — — — — — 2 2
Qatar Amiri Flight — — — — — — 3 — 3
Rolls-Royce North America — — 1 — 1 — — — 2
Rossiya Airlines — — — — 9 — — — 9
Royal Flight of Oman — 1 — — 1 — 1 — 3
Saudi Arabian Government — — — 1 1 — — — 2
SF Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
Silk Way West Airlines — — — — — 5 — 5 10
Singapore Airlines — — — — — 7 — — 7
Sky Gates Airlines — — — — — 2 — — 2
Sky KG Airlines — — — — — 1 — — 1
Sky Lease Cargo — — — — — 2 — — 2
State of Kuwait — — — — — — 1 — 1
Suparna Airlines — — — — — 3 — — 3
Terra Avia — — — — 2 1 — — 3
The Cargo Airlines — — 1 — — — — — 1
Transaviaexport Cargo Airline — — — 1 — — — — 1
Turkey Government — — — — — — 1 — 1
UPS Airlines — — — — — 13 — 20 33
US Air Force — — 6 — — — — — 6
Virgin Orbit — — — — 1 — — — 1
Wamos Air — — — — 1 — — — 1
Western Global Airlines — — — — — 3 — — 3
Total 3 5 20 2 56 212 44 93 435

Data at January 2021

  1. Includes 747-300F and Combi
  2. Includes 747-400 Combi
  3. Includes 747-400ERF
  4. 747-400LCF
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
-8		 747
-8F		 747
-E4A		 747
-E4B		 747
-SP		 Total PW GE RR
Aer Lingus 2 2 2
Aerolineas 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 2 17
Air Madagascar 1 1 1
Air Namibia 1 1 1
Air New Zealand 5 4 9 1 8
AirBridgeCargo Airlines 7 7 7
Airline of the Islamic Republi 1 2 4 7 7
Alitalia 2 9 1 5 17 5 12
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. 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, Inc. 15 10 25 25
Avianca 1 1 1
Braniff Airlines 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 Airlines Internationa 2 16 14 32 2 19 11
Cathay Pacific Airways 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 Flugdienst 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 Israel Airlines 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 Airlines 2 6 1 9 9
International Lease Finance Co 3 14 3 1 21 19 2
Iraqi Airways 3 1 4 4
Islamic Republic of Iran Air F 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 Royal Dutch Airlines 10 7 3 5 3 17 45 7 38
Korean Air 6 5 2 1 27 8 10 1 10 7 2 79 62 17
Kuwait Airways 4 1 5 4 1
LoadAir Cargo 2 2 2
Lufthansa 3 7 6 14 23 7 19 81 6 75
Malaysia Airlines 1 19 2 2 24 20 4
Mandarin Airlines 1 1 1
Martinair Cargo 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 5 5 5
Pakistan International Airline 2 2 2
Pan Am World Airways 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
Saudi Arabian Airlines 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 International 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 1 4 6 6
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 Airlines 3 2 5 5
Virgin Atlantic Airways 9 9 9
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd 10 10 10
Wardair 1 2 3 1 2
World Airways, Inc. 3 3 3
Total 167 9 29 225 13 73 78 56 21 4 442 19 6 40 126 61 47 107 3 1 45 1572 774 599 199

Data through end of December 2019.[2]

Civil operators

♠ = Original operator

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

Boeing 747-300
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
The Boeing 747-400 DQ-FJK (The Island of Vanua Levu) in 2013. The aircraft also served with Singapore airlines and Ansett Australia.

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
Morocco Government of Morocco 2 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
Turkey Government of Turkey 1 B747-8I
Japan Government of Japan ♠
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

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 229
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 78
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 40
747-400ER October 31, 2002 Qantas July 30, 2003 Qantas 6
Total 747-400 Series: 694
747-8F October 12, 2011 Cargolux     95
747-8BBJ February 28, 2012 Govt. of Qatar     11
747-8I April 26, 2012 Lufthansa July 7, 2017 Korean Air 36
Total 747-8 Series: 142
Total Delivered (All series): 1,560
  • Boeing data through end of December 2020.[4]

References
  1. https://www.planespotters.net/operators/Boeing/747
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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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