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Dec 30, 2022 · Modern Airliners reports that Japan Airlines was the first to fly the first 747-100SR (short-range). The rollout for this jet took place in August of 1973. Shortly after, ANA (All Nippon Airways) took delivery of the first 747-100BSR in December of 1978. Photo: Ken Fielding via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jun 19, 2020 · On 15 January 1970, Pan Am’s first 747-100 (the first 747 model to go into service) was officially christened by US First Lady Pat Nixon. The airline’s 747s began flying their first...
In 1979, Qantas became the first airline in the world to operate an all Boeing 747 fleet, with seventeen aircraft. [ 249 ] As of July 2019 [update] , there were 462 Boeing 747s in airline service, with Atlas Air and British Airways being the largest operators with 33 747-400s each.
The first 747 engine, the Pratt & Whitney JT9D, was an equally challenging engineering effort; it experienced numerous problems in initial service. The 747 quickly became a mainstay of the world’s international airlines.
Jun 14, 2010 · The 747 was the first commercial airliner to be designed from the start with an inertial navigation system (INS) as part of the baseline avionics.
Feb 23, 2019 · Fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1969, the Boeing 747 was officially introduced to the world. But as the wide-bodied jumbo jet taxied down the runway for its inaugural flight from...
Oct 13, 2020 · Pan Am, the first airline to operate the 747-100, fit out the aircraft to seat 347 passengers in three classes (40 in first class, 48 in Clipper class (a prelude to business class but not quite the same, and 259 in economy).
