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Boeing 747-400

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Boeing 747-400
A large white and blue four-engine jet airliner with union tail fin, with landing gear extended
A Boeing 747-400 of British Airways
Role Wide-body airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight April 29, 1988
Introduction February 9, 1989, with Northwest Airlines
Status In service, mainly for cargo use
Primary users Atlas Air
Produced
  • Passenger versions: 1988–2005[1]
  • Freighter versions: 1993–2009
  • Combi versions: 1989–2002
Number built 694[2]
Developed from Boeing 747-300
Variants
  • Boeing YAL-1
  • Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter
Developed into Boeing 747-8
747 of UPS
Atlas Air 747 at Dubai
Cargolux 747 at Chicago O'hare
Lufthansa 747 and Airbus A380
Delta 747

The Boeing 747-400 is a jet airliner, a variant of the Boeing 747. Compared to the original 747, the 747-400 features improvements such as more powerful engines, new avionics, a new interior, and a longer-span wing with winglets. The 747-400 first flew in 1988 and entered service in 1989. It was produced until 2009 in six different variants: 747-400, 747-400F, 747-400M, 747-400D, 747-400ER, and 747-400ERF.

References

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  1. "747-400 passenger jet is no more". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 17, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  2. 747 Model Orders and Deliveries data Archived September 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Boeing, November 2009. Retrieved: December 31, 2022.