AMSSFO From Netherlands, joined Feb 2005, 934 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 13145 times:
Quoting A300 (Reply 1): Iranian Air Force has some early made ones in the tanker/transport role.
Quoting Debonair (Reply 6): On passenger service, I would guess KABO AIR Nigeria... But also, too little is known, if these a/c still operates...
Iranian Air force has indeed several of the oldest B747s still active, but these are freighters/tankers.
The oldest active pax 747 might be 5N-EEE c/n 19732
but I don't know whther it's still active nor do I know whether it's doing regular services. It was last seen in 2004.
Quoting A300 (Reply 1): Orient Thai should have some good old 747's Not saying their the oldest,
You might be closer than you thought. If Kabo Air isn't doing any regular operations, the oldest one that is doing regular pax services is likely Oreint Thai's HS-UTP 20530
Titch From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2004, 322 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 13095 times:
Quoting AMSSFO (Reply 9): The oldest active pax 747 might be 5N-EEE c/n 19732
Kabo Air actually have another 747 in pax configuration that's actually older than 5N-EEE; 5N-RRR (c/n 19765) was originally delivered on March 7th 1971, two months before 5N-EEE. Whether it's still flying or not is a different matter.....
Cheers,
Titch
One day I'll get this right and be so f**king happy
So basically, Kabo have just one 747 still flying (5N-PDP), and as far as surviving 747s go, she is not the oldest in the world. That honour apparently falls to:
Type: B.747-238B
Serial: 20009/147
Engines: JT9D-7F
1st Flight: 08-07-71
1st Delivery: 30-07-71 (QF)
Reg: 3D-NED
Operator: Northeast AL
Status: Active
Remarks: 71,415 hours, 16,108 cycles
Last update: 12-Jun-2005
Titch From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2004, 322 posts, RR: 7 Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 12678 times:
Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 4557 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 12318 times:
If you read this, I think that they are referring to our birds.
LVZXV, slightly off-topic but speaking of old 747s, I believe that, although this ship was originally built for AR (-87), it was never taken up (i.e., not delivered to AR). I believe that after changing hands several times, it became VS' first ship. On the other hand, AR got its first 742s in 1978, as I recall. Is this your understanding as well?
PHKRS From Netherlands, joined Nov 2004, 45 posts, RR: 3 Reply 21, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 11162 times:
Quote: In terms of a major commercial airline KLM still operates at least one 747-200
KLM doesn't fly any B742 anymore as their last B742 (PH-BUK) is on display at Aviodrome Lelystad
MP still operates B742F;
So I think you mean AF still flies B742 ?
StarGuy From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 234 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 11017 times:
Just looking at those old birds terrifies me. I would never get on one as I scared of old 747s. I would be paranoid that there would be an inflight break up. I don't know why I link the two but I do.
N867BX From United States, joined Nov 2004, 339 posts, RR: 0 Reply 25, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 10448 times:
Does anyone know who has the oldest 747F? Kallitta perhaps?
26 777STL: UPS would certainly be up there, their oldest active bird was #57 off the line in 1970. Though it did start life as a pax bird, it's a freighter now.
28 YULYMX: Was thinking about Air force one Anyone got the date of those 2 birds?
29 PipoA380: Only one but: Reg: 92-9000 Boeing 747-2G4B (VC-25A) USAF United States Air Force Delivery date: 20.12.1990 Not that old
30 Tiger119: - It was right before Bill Clinton took office as president. - When did Boeing quit making the 747-SPs and 747-SRs? Are there any still flying and wh
31 PipoA380: Yes, Saudi Arabian government still flies 2, and some Governments mostly in the middle-east fly them too (Oman, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrein...) Syrian Arab
32 JFK69: How old is that LY 742 that was passenger but recently turned into freighter service?
33 AA777223: Does that mean there are no more 741s still in service? Too bad!
34 777STL: Pax service, maybe not. There are 741 freighters out there, again, UPS for instance, they have some of the oldest active 741s out there right now.
35 LVZXV: This ship was in fact delivered new to its intended customer as LV-LZD on 16-12-76, flying her inaugural service on 06-01-77 (note how its 1st flight
36 TheSonntag: There is still one 747-100 of Iran Air in service... It was in CGN last year and might come again this year...
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