Spartanmjf From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 464 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5956 times:
I would have assumed that PA was the largest single customer of the 747....
MauriceB From Netherlands, joined Aug 2004, 2477 posts, RR: 28 Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 5928 times:
KLM had all the 4 types up until now, and was first 200 customer....
they still have like 25 in the fleet right now, with a new 747-400ERF to be delivered (which will be ''leased'' out to AF for 1,5 years up until the new 777's arive)
Aussie747 From Australia, joined Aug 2003, 1161 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 5822 times:
Some others to add to the list
Korean Air - 67
Qantas - 57
China Airlines - 48
PAN AM - 45
ANA - 45
Cathay Pacific - 45
THAI - 26
Air India - 19
Alitalia - 17
So it would seem the top 10 is as follows
1. Japan Airlines
2. British Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Lufthansa
5. Korean Air
6. United Airlines
7. Qantas
8. China Airlines
9. = PAN AM / Cathay Pacific / ANA
Quoting ZKNBX (Reply 4): Am I correct in assuming that our figures for LH include recently ordered B748i?
As BA are likely to order the 747-8 SuperJumbo, there is a good chance that, when 747 production ceases, they will have placed the most orders, even though JL, SQ, and LH are all likely to order the 747-8F.
BA787 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 5740 times:
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 6): As BA are likely to order the 747-8 SuperJumbo,
True, but not as clear cut as you think, and I doubt if they do, it will be a huge buy. Currnetly they are signalling towards a mix of A380s and 747s, which will be fantastic for us enthusiasts
Blasphemystic From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 213 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 5469 times:
I would have to say North West also.
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Blasphemystic From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 213 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 5469 times:
sorry.. never mind. I read the whole thread.
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Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 5266 times:
Quoting MauriceB (Reply 2): KLM had all the 4 types up until now, and was first 200 customer....
KL never had any 747-100s. Their first 747 was the first -200 built, PH-BUA, one of their original batch of 7 P&W-powered -200s, later sold and replaced with the final batch of GE-powered -200s which were later modified with the stretched upper deck and became -200SUDs, basically identical to the factory-built -300, of which KL had 3 in addition to the converted -200SUDs.
KL's first 747-200 in original and final livery. It later went to America West along with KL's 2nd and 3rd 747-200s (PH-BUB and BUC) for HP's brief and ill-advised venture into longhaul service to Hawaii and Japan. All 3 scrapped between 1994 and 1996.
VC10DC10 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 960 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 5176 times:
Interesting. I had no idea that there was ever a 747-200 with only three windows per side on the upper deck (a la most of the 747-100s).
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4961 times:
Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 17): Interesting. I had no idea that there was ever a 747-200 with only three windows per side on the upper deck (a la most of the 747-100s).
Quite a few early -200s had the 3-window upper deck originally. Boeing offered the 10-window option at a fairly early stage and most of the -100s/-200s with 3 windows were later modified to add the extra windows, as the original upper deck lounges were replaced with saleable seats on almost all 747 operators by the late 70s/early 80s.
A few other early -200s with 3 windows (all built in 1971):
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 19, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4955 times:
Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 17): Interesting. I had no idea that there was ever a 747-200 with only three windows per side on the upper deck (a la most of the 747-100s).
Swiss air actualy flew a few of these. I think JL had/has a couple.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24 Reply 20, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4916 times:
Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 19): Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 17):
Interesting. I had no idea that there was ever a 747-200 with only three windows per side on the upper deck (a la most of the 747-100s).
Swissair actualy flew a few of these. I think JL had/has a couple
Gr8Circle From Canada, joined Dec 2005, 2987 posts, RR: 4 Reply 21, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4883 times:
Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 17): Interesting. I had no idea that there was ever a 747-200 with only three windows per side on the upper deck (a la most of the 747-100s).
The first four 747-200's in the AI fleet (deivered 1971-1974) had only 3 windows on either side on the UD...later, AI added more windows to make it 8 on the UD for these planes....
Silverfox From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1058 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2640 times:
TWA must be up there in the low 20's surely?
25 Zvezda: TWA ordered 18, 15 of them 747-100s and 3 of them 747-SPs.
26 Jfk777: SWISSAIR operated the two Jumbos from Zurich to JFK, one nonstop and the other via Geneva to JFK. Then they ordered 5 743, I saw one land in geneva ea
27 Magyarorszag: Little additional detail, three were -300M. Could have been HB-IGC or D. They were great to fly, even on the upper deck. Cheers.
28 CroCop: I am shocked at the UAL numbers. I had no idea they would be in a list with those carriers. Nice to see they still operate the beautiful bird. I didn'
29 Magyarorszag: HP got four second-hand B742s from KL in 1989/90. They almost killed the airline. Back in the 1960s, CO jumped in like most major US airlines to buy
30 Magyarorszag: Yes. The grand total of new B747s for TW is 22. Almost. I don't remember the original TW order, but they ended up with the three SPs as well as 19 -1
31 CroCop: Thanks so much for the info. I had no idea they operated so few 747's(HP) and thought CO had a bunch more as well. I got to see a CO 747 parked in th
32 TymnBalewne: Help me out here...I have a vague recollection of NW advertising on their timetables that they owned the most 747's of any airline. (the caveat being
33 AA777223: I had the opportunity to fly on one of those 743s in 7/94. It was my first international flight, and to this day, my only flight on a 747. Nice fligh
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