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If You Haven’t Flown The 747, Here Are The Remaining Passenger Airlines Still Operating Them
After more than 50 years, Boeing announced in July that it will bring an end to the production of the iconic 747 line in 2022. If you haven't flown the passenger Boeing 747, here are the remaining passenger airlines still operating them. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
My first flight on a commercial airliner was in 1973, on Pan Am's 747 'Clipper Arctic', SEA to LHR. She was as gorgeous as Raquel Welch.
Back in 2018 I flew SEA-FRA and back on Lufthansa 747-400s which was my first 747 flight in over 20 years (BA to London) and I had forgotten just how much better they are than smaller aircraft, even the 777. I've flown 747s many, many times over my lifetime including a rare 747SP flight from LA to Sydney back in the '80s right after United took over PanAm's Pacific service (right after, the United logos had been hastily painted on the outside and everything inside was still labeled Pan American. I will be very disappointed when the last commercial 747 is retired.
As big of an avgeek as I am, I have yet to fly on a 747. Before Covid-19, I thought about flying BA to London in their B744. Since they’ll be retiring it quicker than I expected, what I want to do now is fly Lufthansa’s B748 to Frankfurt. Hopefully I’ll be able to do that when air travel picks up again
It is sad to know that seeing the 747 flying overhead is now rare, at best. I remember being a young boy in the very late 60's and into the 70's in Suffolk County on Long Island seeing the newly minted 747 flying outbound from or inbound to JFK. I was so taken with the sight of this new, beautiful aircraft gracing the sky above me. In the 4 decades since then I have never lost that feeling when seeing the 747, actually seeing for the first time, very recently, Air Force One flying low and slow on a left downwind to runway 10L at KFLL. I looked up at just the right time and realized my mouth was wide open in amazement of the beautiful sight I was lucky enough to be seeing.
My only flight was from EDDF to CYYZ on Air Canada B747-238BM back in 1994. I was in the Military at the time (CDN) and was flying home for a 2 week leave whilst stationed in Croatia. My first impression was holy cow I'm going to be on a 747. Then discovered very quickly this was a high revenue flight packed with tourists and nationals. Cramped beyond belief and like being in a sardine can. Not your romantic impression you read about in many posts. Still, not on my bucket list!!
Always fun to be on a 747.