Boeing 747 Deliveries

The Boeing 747 classic series which encompasses the Boeing 747 100, 747 200, 747 300, 747 400 and 747-SP, was produced over a period of 37 years. Below we look at the launch customers of each of these variants as well as some other facts and figures.

The first 747 delivered, the 747 100, was delivered on 15 January 1970. Najeeb Halaby, Chairman on Pan Am the launch customer, was on hand as first lady Pat Nixon christened her, Clipper Victor.
The first commercial service was from New York to London on 22 January 1970.

Both Pam Am and Iran Air requested Boeing to design a longer range version of the 747 to accommodate the US Middle east routes. Pan Am was the launch customer with it’s first scheduled 747 SP service in 1976. Only 45 of the type were produced instead of the expected 200.

More powerful engines enabled the 747 200 to be used on international routes that were marginal for the 747 100. The type started service with Lufthansa in February 1971.

The Boeing 747 300 first flew on 05 October 1982 and was delivered to launch customer, Swissair, on 23 March 1983. The most visible difference between the 300 and previous variants was the stretched upper deck.

Orders and Deliveries for the Boeing 747-100/200/300 to November 2021.

	747-100	747-100	747-200	747-200	747-300	747-300	Total Orders	Total Deliveries
	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries
Aer Lingus	2	2					2	2
Aerolineas Argentinas			7	7			7	7
Air Afrique			1	1			1	1
Air Canada	5	5	2	2			7	7
Air China			2	2			2	2
Air France	16	16	23	23			39	39
Air Gabon			1	1			1	1
Air India	2	0	11	11	2	2	15	13
Air Madagascar			1	1			1	1
Air New Zealand			6	5			6	5
Airline of the Islamic Republi	8	5	2	2			10	7
Alitalia	4	2	15	15			19	17
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.	17	17	5	5			22	22
American Airlines	16	16					16	16
Avianca			1	1			1	1
Braniff Airlines	6	4	5	1			11	5
British Airways	18	18	19	19			37	37
CAAC-Civil Aviation of China	4	4	2	2			6	6
Cameroon Airlines			1	1			1	1
Cargolux Airlines Internationa			2	2			2	2
Cathay Pacific Airways			10	10	6	6	16	16
China Airlines	4	4	6	6			10	10
Condor Flugdienst			2	2			2	2
CP Air			4	4			4	4
Delta Air Lines	5	5					5	5
Eastern Air Lines	4	4					4	4
EgyptAir					2	2	2	2
EL AL Israel Airlines			7	7			7	7
Flying Tiger			6	6			6	6
Garuda Indonesia			6	6			6	6
Iberia Airlines	2	2	7	7			9	9
International Lease Finance Co					3	3	3	3
Iraqi Airways	1	1	5	3			6	4
Islamic Republic of Iran Air F			4	4			4	4
Japan Airlines	20	20	31	31	13	13	64	64
Japan Asia Airways					1	1	1	1
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	1	1			1	1	2	2
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines			17	17	3	3	20	20
Korean Air	2	2	14	11	3	3	19	16
Kuwait Airways			4	4			4	4
Lignes Aeriennes de Congolaise	1	0					1	0
Lufthansa	3	3	27	27			30	30
Malaysia Airlines					1	1	1	1
Martinair Cargo			2	2			2	2
Middle East Airlines			3	3			3	3
National Airlines	2	2					2	2
Nippon Cargo Airlines			6	6			6	6
Northwest-Merged w Delta	10	10	27	27			37	37
Olympic Airlines			2	2			2	2
Pakistan International Airline			2	2			2	2
Pan Am World Airways	48	43	2	2			50	45
Philippine Airlines			4	4			4	4
Presidential Flight	1	1					1	1
Qantas Airways	2	2	22	22	6	6	30	30
Royal Air Maroc			1	1			1	1
Royal Jordanian			3	3			3	3
SABENA Aerospace	2	2			2	2	4	4
Saudi Arabian Airlines	10	10	1	1	10	10	21	21
Scandinavian Airlines			6	6			6	6
Seaboard World Airlines			5	4			5	4
Singapore Airlines			20	20	14	14	34	34
South African Airways	6	6	7	7	2	2	15	15
Swissair			2	2	5	5	7	7
Syrianair	2	2					2	2
TAP Portugal			4	4			4	4
Thai Airways International			6	6	2	2	8	8
Transamerica Airlines			5	3			5	3
TWA	25	18					25	18
U.S. Air Force			6	6			6	6
United Airlines	22	22	2	2			24	24
Universal Airlines			2	0			2	0
UTA			4	4	3	3	7	7
Varig Airlines			3	3	2	2	5	5
Wardair	1	1	2	2			3	3
Western Airlines	3	0					3	0
World Airways, Inc.			3	3			3	3
Grand Total	275	250	408	393	81	81	764	724

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Passenger and Combi (747-400/400D/400ER/400M) to November 2021.

	747-400		747-400D		747-400ER		747-400M		Total Orders	Total Deliveries
	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries
Air Canada							3	3	3	3
Air China	6	6					8	8	14	14
Air France	15	7					5	5	20	12
Air India	6	6							6	6
Air Namibia							1	1	1	1
Air New Zealand	4	4							4	4
Alitalia	5	0							5	0
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.	18	12	11	11					29	23
America West Airlines	2	0							2	0
Asiana Airlines	2	2					7	6	9	8
British Airways	66	57							66	57
Canadian Airlines	4	4							4	4
Cathay Pacific Airways	17	17							17	17
China Airlines	17	17							17	17
EL AL Israel Airlines	4	4							4	4
EVA Air	7	7					8	8	15	15
Garuda Indonesia	9	2							9	2
GECAS	1	1							1	1
Government of Japan	2	2							2	2
International Lease Finance Co	16	14							16	14
Japan Airlines	48	34	8	8					56	42
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.	3	0	1	0					4	0
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	5	5					17	17	22	22
Korean Air	28	27					1	1	29	28
Kuwait Airways							3	1	3	1
Lufthansa	25	25					7	7	32	32
Malaysia Airlines	19	19					2	2	21	21
Mandarin Airlines	1	1							1	1
Northwest-Merged w Delta	18	16							18	16
Philippine Airlines	10	3					1	1	11	4
Presidential Flight	1	1							1	1
Qantas Airways	21	21			6	6			27	27
Saudi Arabian Airlines	5	5							5	5
Singapore Airlines	42	42							42	42
South African Airways	8	8							8	8
Thai Airways International	18	18							18	18
Unidentified Customer(s)	1	1							1	1
United Airlines	74	44							74	44
UTA	1	1					1	1	2	2
Varig Airlines	6	0							6	0
Virgin Atlantic Airways	9	9							9	9
Grand Total	544	442	20	19	6	6	64	61	634	528

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Freighters and 747-8(747-400ERF/400F/8i/8F) to November 2021.

	747-400ERF	747-400ERF	747-400F	747-400F	747-8i	747-8i	747-8F	747-8F	Total Orders	Total Deliveries
	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries	Orders	Deliveries
Air China					7	7			7	7
Air China Cargo			2	2					2	2
Air France	2	2							2	2
AirBridgeCargo Airlines							7	7	7	7
Altavair LLC	6	6					4	0	10	6
Arik Air					2	0			2	0
Asiana Airlines			8	5					8	5
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings,							4	0	4	0
Atlas Air, Inc.			16	15			13	10	29	25
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)					11	8			11	8
Cargolux Airlines Internationa			16	16			14	14	30	30
Cathay Pacific Airways	6	6	6	6			14	14	26	26
China Airlines			21	21					21	21
China Cargo	2	2							2	2
China Southern Airlines			2	2					2	2
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise							15	0	15	0
EVA Air			3	3					3	3
GECAS	2	2	5	5			2	0	9	7
International Lease Finance Co	3	3	1	1					4	4
Jade Cargo International	6	6							6	6
Japan Airlines			2	2					2	2
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	3	3							3	3
Korean Air	8	8	10	10	10	10	7	7	35	35
LoadAir Cargo	2	2							2	2
Lufthansa					20	19			20	19
Malaysia Airlines			2	2					2	2
Nippon Cargo Airlines			10	10			14	8	24	18
Silk Way Airlines							5	5	5	5
Singapore Airlines			17	17					17	17
Transaero Airlines					4	0			4	0
U.S. Air Force			1	1					1	1
Unidentified Customer(s)					2	1	4	4	6	5
UPS			8	8			29	25	37	33
USAF PAR Program					2	2			2	2
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd							10	6	10	6
Grand Total	40	40	130	126	58	47	142	100	370	313

Each of the Boeing 747 variants had very different levels of popularity. As you can see from the figures below, the Boeing 747 400 was by far the most prolific seller. This is logical as it was the culmination of years of research and experience. With each new model, new technology was added in response to experience gained with previous models.

The Boeing 747 8 is addressed on its own page.

Boeing 747 Orders and Deliveries Table.

Model Series	Orders	Deliveries	Unfilled
Boeing 747 100	167	167	–
Boeing 747 100B	9	9	–
Boeing 747 100SR	29	29	–
Boeing 747 200B	225	225	–
Boeing 747 200C	13	13	–
Boeing 747 200F	73	73	–
Boeing 747 200M	78	78	–
Boeing 747 300	56	56	–
Boeing 747 300M	21	21	–
Boeing 747 300SR	4	4	–
Boeing 747 400	442	442	–
Boeing 747-400D	19	19	–
Boeing 747 400ER	6	6	–
Boeing 747 400ERF	40	40	–
Boeing 747 400F	126	126	–
Boeing 747 400M	61	61	–
Boeing 747 E4A	3	3	–
Boeing 747 E4B	1	1	–
Boeing 747 SP	45	45	–
Totals	1418	1418	–

An IranAir Boeing 747 SP. IranAir and Pan Am both pushed Boeing to create the SP which had a longer range than the Boeing 747 100. Of the expected 200 to be produced only 45 were built. It was seen as a sports car version with a shorter fuselage thus reduced weight. It was used by airlines with long route sectors such as Iran Air, South African Airways and QANTAS.

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aviation 777 on 26/12/2019 at 01:12 said:

Detailed view ! I think this report is written very carefully ! But next time can you list the operators that use the Boeing Jumbo jet? I wish I wish I can know more!

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- Pisquali on 26/12/2019 at 11:37 said:
  
  Hi,
  Tceletro, thank you for stopping by, glad you liked it. Let see wg
  Hat we can do about operators.
  Cheers Peter
  
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Boeing 747 Deliveries

Orders and Deliveries for the Boeing 747-100/200/300 to November 2021.

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Passenger and Combi (747-400/400D/400ER/400M) to November 2021.

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Freighters and 747-8(747-400ERF/400F/8i/8F) to November 2021.

Boeing 747 Orders and Deliveries Table.

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Orders and Deliveries for the Boeing 747-100/200/300 to November 2021.

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Passenger and Combi (747-400/400D/400ER/400M) to November 2021.

Orders and Deliveries Boeing 747-400 Freighters and 747-8(747-400ERF/400F/8i/8F) to November 2021.

Boeing 747 Orders and Deliveries Table.

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