Boeing lands 4 new orders for 747 the seattle times. Feb 14, 2011 boeing unveils new, bigger 7478 jet to cool response boeing rolled out a new bigger jumbo jet on sunday almost 42 years to the day since the 747 changed the face of the travel industry. Boeing sets new airplane delivery records, expands order. Dont look now, but boeings order book just got a little bit bigger on thursday, the seattle planemaker announced that azerbaijani cargo airline silk way airlines has ordered two 7478. The boeing 777x is the latest series of the longrange, widebody, twinengine boeing 777 family from boeing commercial airplanes. Boeing 747 gets an efficiency makeover to challenge a380 wired. The 747 8 is the largest 747 version, the largest commercial aircraft built in the united. One is the final order for korean airlines and the other for an unidentified head of state. Boeing unveils new, bigger 7478 jet to cool response boeing rolled out a new bigger jumbo jet on sunday almost 42 years to the day since the 747 changed the face of the travel industry. A look at the remaining airbus a380 and boeing 747 orders. Boeing 7478 intercontinental specs, interior, seats, engines.
The boeing 7478 is a widebody airliner developed by boeing commercial airplanes, the. In a no means exhaustive list, here are some of the airlines that could use the 777x. Korean air and boeing finalized the new 8 order in october 20. Jan 25, 2020 aside from 747 replacements, any airlines with aging widebody 767, a330, and a380 fleets to name but a few would benefit from the 777x as a replacement. Boeing admits its 747 queen of the skies has no future. Oct 28, 2016 forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. Airbus trails boeing for new orders and deliveries in first quarter airbus had only 10 net order additions in the first quarter. Awarded multiyear contract for 78 fa18 super hornets for the u. Miami boeing has less than two dozen confirmed 747 8 aircraft orders left to fill, and there has been little change to the order books over the past year, although in a report by bloomberg, randy tinseth, vice president of marketing for boeing, did say that there are some near term opportunities for the 747 8. Dec 31, 2019 captured over 1,400 orders since launch and more than 70 orders in 2019. Boeing sets new airplane delivery records, expands order backlog.
Jul 11, 20 dont look now, but boeing s order book just got a little bit bigger on thursday, the seattle planemaker announced that azerbaijani cargo airline silk way airlines has ordered two 747 8. With all new technology which has been gained from the development of the boeing 777 and the boeing 787 dreamliner, the 747 8 is presented in direct competition to the airbus a380 super jumbo, as it has been dubb. This kalitta air boeing 747 200 operated a charter flight from chicago to maastricht netherlands. Ups orders 14 boeing 7478f jumbo jets business insider. The remaining boeing 7478 orders revisited airways magazine. Since her induction into the united fleet, the boeing 747 aka the queen of the skies has been one of our most recognizable aircrafts with her unique upper deck.
Boeing had 23 unfilled jumbo orders as of march, although the tally. The boeing 747 8 is a widebody jet airliner developed by boeing commercial airplanes. Miami boeing has less than two dozen confirmed 7478 aircraft orders left to fill, and there has been little change to the order books over the past year, although in a report by bloomberg, randy tinseth, vice president of marketing for boeing, did say that there are some near term opportunities for the 7478. Feb 07, 2018 united parcel services new order of 14 boeing 747 freighters will keep 747 production going to at least 2022. Boeing still products the model, although most, if not all, of the orders are for freighter variants for various cargo operators. Ups will also purchase 4 new boeing 767 freighters, adding capacity for customers on both u. Deliveries of various 777, 767 and 7478 models rounded out the total. Jan 08, 2019 deliveries of various 777, 767 and 747 8 models rounded out the total of 806 airplanes for the year. The boeing 7478 program has not been the program that boeing would have hoped it would be and the us jet maker also sees no future. Delivered the first 7 kc46 tanker aircraft to the u.
Forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. Afterwards the pilots ferried the b747200 to amsterdam which is a 20 minutes flight. Ups order for 14 boeing 747 freighters might once have. The 747 8 is the only fourengine commercial jet that boeing currently produces, providing an extra margin of flight safety over the more standard twinengine planes.
Boeing 747 8 order book, boeing 747 8 history, boeing 747 8 assembly and. This aircraft can accommodate up to 467 passengers and can fly as far as 8,000 nautical miles. Boeing handed over a new 7478 intercontinental, the passenger version, to the korean carrier at a ceremony in everett. The aircraft build on the companys 2016 order of 14 boeing 747 8fs. Boeing unveils new, bigger 7478 jet to cool response. At the 20 paris air show, korean air agreed to order five 747 8 passenger versions, in addition to five ordered in 2009.
The 747 8 passenger version first debuted in 2011 and was ordered by only a few airlines, including korea, lufthansa and air china. Boeing finally conceded publicly tuesday that while the allcargo model of its 747 jumbo jet will continue to sell, the longtime queen of the skies has no future as a passenger plane. The new sales provide a muchneeded lift for the 7478. Boeing offers both passenger and freighter versions of the 747 8, but. Even as boeing delivered more jetliners, the company again grew its significant order book with 893 net orders, including 203 airplane. Boeing could now take advantage of supplier hunger for a new aircraft program to fill the order books to get better terms for the new midsized aircraft its. An additional four orders for 7478fs have appeared in boeings backlog of orders, destined for unspecified customers.
Boeing is focusing the new 7478 directly at the cargo market, and the launch customer wont be touting luxury seating or inflight. Jul 12, 20 the boeing company has received an order from silk way airlines of azerbaijan for two of its 747 8 freighters airplanes. But as far as boeing is concerned, its called the 747. According to boeings official order book, there are still two 7478 passenger planes left to deliver. Boeing designed the 747 s humplike upper deck to serve as a firstclass lounge or extra seating, and to allow the aircraft to be easily converted to a cargo carrier by removing seats and installing a front cargo door. To put things in perspective here is a pie chart showing the comparative numbers of the different boeing 747 models produced over the lifetime of the jumbo jet. Oct 12, 2017 since her induction into the united fleet, the boeing 747 aka the queen of the skies has been one of our most recognizable aircrafts with her unique upper deck. Though it was emirates decision to ramp down on a380 orders that ultimately. Ups has exercised options to order 14 additional boeing 7478 freighters, providing additional capacity in support of accelerating demand for u. Boeing was also targeting to increase 747 production in 2019 to one aircraft per month, but it announced that it would stick with six per year which it started in september 2016. The boeing 747 assembly lines wont go quiet just yet, but its likely that by 2020 most of the remaining 747s built will be cargo versions or private jets for governments and the superrich. Airbus trails boeing for new orders and deliveries in first. Boeing admits its 747 queen of the skies has no future as.
With only eight more airbus a380s orders left to fulfill from the airbus factory, we are officially in the closing chapters of the age of superlarge. Boeings 747 jumbo passenger plane is on the way out business. But the air force order for a few 747s might not extend the life of the 747 program, which has failed to capture much business in the recent few years. According to the official boeing order book, there are still 747 8 passenger aircraft left to send. The 777x features new ge9x engines, new composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the boeing 787. Overall demand for the 747 8 turned out to be below boeing s initial projections as well, which led to several reductions in production rate. Remaining airlines and routes aircraft may 14, 2019 august 7, 2019 by keishi nukina with its distinct shape and four engines, the boeing 747 or queen of the skies is, perhaps, the most recognized aircraft in the world. A jumbo win for boeing as airbus announces the end of a380. In july 2016, boeing announced that it might have to end production of the 747 due to losses it could receive if no changes were made to the order book. Startup us carrier avatar airlines to buy 30 boeing 7478.
United parcel services new order of 14 boeing 747 freighters will keep 747 production going to at least 2022. In a slightly ironic twist of fate, production of the boeing 747 has outlasted the aircraft that stole its crown as the biggest passenger aircraft. Will the boeing 7478 get new orders now the airbus a380 is. Boeing commercial airplanes offers airplanes and services that deliver superior design. Combined total orders for the 7478 and the a380 are less than half of. Boeing 747 gets an efficiency makeover to challenge a380. Boeing 747 8 orders and deliveries modern airliners. Since its launch in 1996, boeing business jets has delivered 233 jets on 259 orders. Turkish airlines negotiates with boeing for super jumbo jets. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
From the side of boeing, demand for the 7478 has been so minimal that production is to be slowed from an already slow 1. Boeing estimated that more than 1,600 flight hours would be needed in order to certify the 7478. The 747 uses a doubledeck configuration for part of its length and is available in passenger, freighter, and other versions. Over time, boeing was able to prove to its critics that the 747 8 could be a success as it marched through flighttesting and secured orders, although at the time of the first delivery in october 2011, the number of orders was not exactly the strongest, with only 111 firm orders in the books. The boeing 747 8 intercontinental and boeing 7478 freighter are the next progressions of the iconic boeing 747 which has been queen of the skies now for nearly 40 years. The first class and business class sections of the 747 8 enable airlines to offer passengers the most private and premium accommodations in the sky. Since 2016, ups has ordered 28 boeing 7478 freighters. Though the boeing 7478s utility for cargo operations and vvip jet. Boeing business jets grows order book with new sales. With a fleet of aging boeing 747 aircraft, qantas would be a good candidate for the boeing 777x. Boeing is focusing the new 747 8 directly at the cargo market, and the launch customer wont be touting luxury seating or inflight. Airbus trails boeing for new orders and deliveries in. Ups order for 14 boeing 747 freighters might once have been. With a sevenyear order backlog, boeing increased production of the popular 737.
The 200 was obviously the most prolific seller for boeing, accounting for nearly 49% per cent of 747s produced. Boeing had a big advantage over the super jumbo as the 7478 could. A further refinement to the 747 came in 2005, with the launch of the 7478. Ups orders 14 additional 7478 freighters, plus four 767 freighters. The 747 8 is the third generation of the 747, with a lengthened fuselage, redesigned wings, new engines, and improved efficiency. The boeing 747 8 intercontinental and boeing 7478 freighter are the next. The airline has nine more on order, and it already flies seven 7478. Why iran air turned down boeings offer for two 7478. So its no surprise that on highvolume routes the 747 8 offers premium revenue potential. Boeing 747 300 boeing 747 400 boeing 747 sp boeing 747 8. Will the boeing 7478 get new orders now the airbus a380. Boeing commercial airplanes is committed to being the leader in commercial aviation by offering airplanes and services that deliver superior design, efficiency and value to our customers and a superior flying experience to their customers.
Boeing sets airplane delivery record, finishes 2017 with. The new sales provide a muchneeded lift for the 747 8. Nippon cargo airlines cancels remaining boeing 747 freighter. When airbus launched its superjumbo program in the 1990s, boeing decided on stretching 747 jumbo jet, which was the biggest commercial plane at the. The ultimate guide to flying on the boeing 747 in 2019. Jul 19, 2017 according to boeing s official order book, there are still two 747 8 passenger planes left to deliver. May 14, 2019 the ultimate guide to flying on the boeing 747 in 2019. And with more than 400 seats available, this new 747 creates a unique opportunity to maximize the bottom. With all new technology which has been gained from the development of the boeing 777 and the boeing 787 dreamliner, the 747 8 is presented in direct competition to the airbus a380 super jumbo, as it has been dubbed. More and more airlines added to boeings order books. Then if you are remotely interested in the most successful jumbo jet of all time, read this book.