The Boeing 747-400 is a variant of the 747. The aircraft was the 2nd last major version of the 747 made by Boeing.

History

The 747-400 was first flown on April 29 1988 at Boeing Field, Seattle. The aircraft (N401PW) would later be sold to Northwest Airlines in 1989 as N661US and become the first 747-400 to enter service. N661US is currently at the Delta Museum in Atlanta. Singapore Airlines was the first airline to operate the 747-400 on an International route while KLM was the first to operate the 747-400M Combi variant.

Variants

• 747-400 - Passenger variant
• 747-400M - Combi variant
• 747-400F - Freighter variant
• 747-400D - Variant made for short haul flights, popular in Japan
• 747-400ER - Extended range variant
• 747-400ERF - Extended range freighter variant
• 747-400BCF - Boeing Converted Freighter

Notable operators

• Air Canada - CAN
• Air China - PRC
• All Nippon Airways - JPN
• British Airways - GBR
• Canadian Airlines - CAN
• Cathay Pacific - HKG
• China Airlines - ROC
• Delta Airlines - USA
• EVA Airways - ROC
• Japan Airlines - JPN
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - NLD
• Korean Air Lines - ROK
• Northwest Airlines - USA
• Philippine Airlines - PHL
• Qantas Airways - AUS
• Singapore Airlines - SGP
• United Airlines - USA
• Virgin Atlantic - GBR