Boeing 747SP - Wikipedia
The Boeing 747SP (for Special Performance) is a shortened version of the Boeing 747 wide-body airliner, designed for a longer range. It is the highest flying subsonic passenger airliner, with a service ceiling of 45,100 feet (13,700 m).
Where Korean Air Is Flying Its Boeing 747-8s - Simple Flying
Oct 14, 2023 · Korean Air is the world's second-largest user of passenger Boeing 747-8s. The equipment will be on 10 routes from its Seoul Incheon hub, although 11 others have seen it historically. Korean Air plans up to six daily 747-8 departures from Seoul.
Korean Air Lines Boeing 747SP - Vintage Airliners
May 30, 2014 · Korean Air Lines Boeing 747SP Korean Air Lines was a fast-growing Asian airline in the 1970s. One of their major routes was from Seoul to New York. This route could not be flown non-stop by their existing fleet of 747-200s as they required a refueling stop at Anchorage.
A Look At The Airlines That Flew The Boeing 747SP - Simple Flying
Apr 11, 2022 · Air China also flew four 747SPs, of which the last was retired in 2000. Korean Air Lines - two aircraft. Braniff International Airways - three aircraft. TWA - three aircraft, later acquired by American Airlines United Airlines took on Pan Am's aircraft in 1986.
49 Years Of Flight: Who Flies The Boeing 747SP Today? - Simple …
Jul 4, 2022 · The Boeing 747SP operated with several airlines, including Pan Am, Iran Air, American Airlines, United Airlines, TWA, Korean Airlines, Qantas, and South African Airways. Iran Air: Operated four aircraft, with the last retired as late as 2016.
Korean Air Sells Five Boeing 747-8s, To Become “Doomsday Planes”
May 9, 2024 · Korean Air is selling five of its Boeing 747-8s to US aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corporation, as they’ll become the new “Doomsday planes” for the US Air Force. The planes should leave Korean Air’s fleet as of September 2025, and at that point Korean Air will be down to just four Boeing 747-8s.
See Inside One of the Last Boeing 747 Passenger Planes; Korean Air ...
Sep 27, 2023 · While the Queen of the Skies lost favor with the rise of more efficient twin-engine widebodies, Korean Air — as well as a handful of other carriers — are still flying the beloved jumbo. Take a...
HL-7456 Boeing 747SP-B5 - AussieAirliners
The first 747SP to join their fleet was the thirty-sixth Boeing 747SP constructed. Rolled out of the Boeing plant at Everett on November 24, 1980 it was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines. Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7456 it flew for the first time on December 23, 1980.
HL-7457 Boeing 747SP-B5 - AussieAirliners
Oct 26, 1993 · This aircraft was the thirty-eighth Boeing 747SP to be built and was the second of its type to enter service with Korean Air Lines. Ordered by the airline on April 10, 1979 it was rolled out at Everett on January 09, 1981 fitted with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A engines.
THE SIGHT & THE SOUND : Korean Air Lines B 747SP HL7457 documentary ...
FLIGHT Korean Air B 747SP-B5 HL7457 Seoul (SEL) - Tokyo (NRT)Summer time is flying time.Winter time is editing time.This video will be the last video to be e...