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Largest 747 Operator Today?

sennabestever From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 27 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3640 times:

With the 747 slowly being replaced/ parked, I was wondering which airline has the most active aircraft in their fleet? Both passenger and freighters.

Assuming BA has to be near the top of the list for active 744's?

Sorry if this has been asked before, I did a search and didn't see any similar topics.

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baexecutive From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 653 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (10 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3360 times:

You are correct, British Airways is the worlds largest operator of the 744 with 57 examples in the fleet.

I never turn right.

SRQKEF From Iceland, joined Jun 2011, 695 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (10 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3358 times:

Yup, I think BA has the record.

Just curious, how many 747s (-8i included) does Lufthansa have?

Flights flown: 247 - Airlines flown: 34 - Airports used: 55 - Booked flights: 9

baexecutive From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 653 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 3357 times:

Lufthansa have 2 with 18 on order.

Forgot to mention the BA World Cargo x 3 747-8Fs"........making a total of 60 x 747s currently in the fleet.

I never turn right.

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21498 posts, RR: 24
Reply 4, posted (10 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 3329 times:

Quoting baexecutive (Reply 3):
Lufthansa have 2 with 18 on order.

Plus 27 744s in service according to recent fleet list.

sennabestever From United States of America, joined Jun 2012, 27 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (10 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3161 times:

Who are 2nd and 3rd behind BA? Assuming United is up there with 23? Qantas must still have a good 12 or so don't they?

cedarjet From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 7713 posts, RR: 55
Reply 6, posted (9 months 4 weeks ago) and read 2822 times:

What's interesting is that Iran Air's classics (1x -100, 3x -200, 4x -SP = 8) have not only outlasted every other operator of the Classic, but are now outlasting most operators of the -400. When today's tired old -400s were new, Iran Air's fleet was old. Yet it flies on.

fly Saha Air 707s daily from Tehran's downtown Mehrabad to Mashhad, Kish Island and Ahwaz

ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 5020 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (9 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2665 times:

Quoting sennabestever (Reply 5):
Who are 2nd and 3rd behind BA? Assuming United is up there with 23? Qantas must still have a good 12 or so don't they?

QF have 22 still but shrinking.

PAX wise LH have what 27 744s 2 748Is total 29. (more 744s will leave with additional 748s over the next few years)
KL have all theirs still PAX and Combi total 22.
UA 23
QF 22
CX 21 (starting to reduce shortly)

rutankrd From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2000 posts, RR: 5
Reply 8, posted (9 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2639 times:

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Quoting baexecutive (Reply 1):

You are correct, British Airways is the worlds largest operator of the 744 with 57 examples in the fleet.

Your numbers are 9% too high for operational aircraft.
You include 2 PWFU at CWL and being parted out and 1 stored also at CWL and two in long term storage in the desert.

Those 3 748F aircraft are owned by Atlas (USA) and operated by GSS in BA colours.

[Edited 2012-08-01 07:51:31]

[Edited 2012-08-01 07:52:39]

[Edited 2012-08-01 07:53:33]

warren747sp From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 1132 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2401 times:

How about CI? with 13 B744 passenger and 21 Cargo B744!

747SP

KDTWflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 807 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2260 times:

Quoting cedarjet (Reply 6):

Quoting cedarjet (Reply 6):
What's interesting is that Iran Air's classics (1x -100, 3x -200, 4x -SP = 8) have not only outlasted every other operator of the Classic, but are now outlasting most operators of the -400. When today's tired old -400s were new, Iran Air's fleet was old. Yet it flies on.

I have thought about that myself as well. Some of those frames have been flying close to 40 years which is amazing!

NW B744 B742 B753 B752 A333 A332 A320 A319 DC10 DC9 ARJ CRJ S340

HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 11, posted (9 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 2192 times:

Quoting KDTWflyer (Reply 10):

I have thought about that myself as well. Some of those frames have been flying close to 40 years which is amazing!

It depends on Maintenance & Flying quality........

Think of the brighter side!

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