The following is a list of current commercial operators of

Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, t ...

, and any of its variants.

Airline operators

There were 441 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service as of December 2023, comprising 1 747-100s, 3 747SPs, 20 747-200s, 4 747-300s, 259 747-400s, and 154 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table. Data at December 2023.

Orders and deliveries

Data through end of February 2021.

Civil operators

Original operators - ♠

Boeing 747-100

* Aer Lingus ♠Bowman 2014, pp.241-242 *

Air Atlanta Icelandic Air Atlanta Icelandic is a charter and ACMI airline based in Kópavogur, Iceland. It specialises in leasing aircraft on an ACMI (Aircraft, Crews, Maintenance, Insurance) and wet lease basis to airlines worldwide needing extra passenger and ca ...

* Air Canada ♠ * Air France ♠ * Air Hong Kong * Alitalia ♠ * All Nippon Airways ♠ * American Airlines ♠ * Braniff International ♠ * British Overseas Airways Corporation ♠ * British Airways * Canadian Pacific Airlines * China Airlines *

Corsair A corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: * Barbary corsair, Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers operating from North Africa * French corsairs, privateers operating on behalf of the French crown Corsair may also refer to: Arts and ...

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines, simply known as Continental, was a major United States airline founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continental started o ...

♠ * Delta Air Lines ♠ *

Eastern Air Lines Eastern Air Lines, also colloquially known as Eastern, was a major United States airline from 1926 to 1991. Before its dissolution, it was headquartered at Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Ea ...

Evergreen International Airlines Evergreen International Airlines was a charter and cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. Wholly owned by Evergreen International Aviation, it had longstanding ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It operated co ...

Roach/Eastwood 1992, pp. 227-251 *

Federal Express FedEx Corporation, formerly Federal Express Corporation and later FDX Corporation, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce and business services based in Memphis, Tennessee. The name "Fe ...

* Iberia ♠ * Iran Air ♠ * Japan Air Lines ♠ *

Japan Asia Airlines (JAA) was a subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) which existed between 1975 and 2008. JAA was headquartered in the Japan Airlines Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. JAA was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of JAL on 8 August 1975 and given the ...

♠ * Kabo Air *

Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), commonly shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. When combined with its subsidiaries, it is the second- largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried. Lufthansa is one of the five founding m ...

♠ * National Airlines ♠ * Northwest Airlines ♠ *

Okada Air Okada Air was an airline based in Benin City, Nigeria. The carrier was established in 1983 with a fleet of BAC-One Eleven 300s. and started charter operations in the same year. In 1984, a Boeing 707-355C was acquired for cargo operations. By ...

* Pan American World Airways ♠ * Qatar Airways *

Royal Air Maroc Royal Air Maroc (; ar, الخطوط الملكية المغربية, , literally ''Royal Moroccan Lines'' or ''Royal Moroccan Airlines''; ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵢⵍⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ''Amuni Aylal Age ...

* SABENA ♠ * Saha Airlines *

Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudia ( ar, السعودية '), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (), is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline's main operational base is at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. King Khalid Internati ...

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Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known and styled as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''SAS'' is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark ...

* Tower Air * Trans Air Service *

Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...

♠ * United Airlines ♠ * UPS Airlines * Virgin Atlantic *

Wardair Wardair Canada was a privately run Canadian airline, founded by Max Ward in 1952 under the name Wardair Ltd, before formally changing its name to "Wardair Canada" in 1976. The airline was acquired by and folded into Canadian Airlines in 1989. ...

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LANChile LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is an airline holding company headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It is considered the largest airline company in Latin America with subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. The company filed for Ch ...

Boeing 747SP

* Aerolíneas Argentinas * Air Mauritius * Air Namibia * Alliance Air * American Airlines *

Australia Asia Airlines Australia Asia Airlines (澳亞航空公司 ''Àoyà Hángkōng Gōngsī'') was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas set up to operate services between Australia and Taiwan ( Republic of China). History The subsidiary was established due to t ...

* Avia Airlines * Braniff International ♠Bowman 2014, p.244 *

CAAC The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC; ) is the Chinese civil aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents. As the aviation authority responsible fo ...

♠ * China Airlines ♠ *

"World Airliner Census", ''Flight International'', 30 August-5 September 1995, p.42 * Iran Air ♠ * Iraqi Airways ♠ * Japan Air Lines ♠ *

Kazakhstan Airlines Kazakhstan Airlines was an airline from Kazakhstan, serving as national flag carrier of the country from its independence in 1991 until 1996. Following the disaster of the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, Kazakhstan Airlines ceased operations, ...

* Korean Air ♠ *

Luxair Luxair, legally ''Luxair S.A., Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne'', is the flag carrier airline of Luxembourg with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Af ...

* Mandarin Airlines * Pan American World Airways ♠ * Qantas ♠ *

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South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destin ...

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Syrian Air Syrian Airlines ( ar, السورية للطيران), operating as SyrianAir ( ar, السورية), is the flag carrier airline of Syria. It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, thoug ...

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♠ * United Airlines

Boeing 747-200

* Aerolíneas Argentinas ♠ * Air Afrique ♠ * Air Canada ♠ *

Air China Air China Limited () is the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China and one of the "Big Three" mainland Chinese airlines (alongside China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines). Air China's headquarters are in Shunyi District, ...

♠ * Air Club International * Air France ♠ *

Air Gabon Air Gabon was the national, state-owned airline of Gabon, operating out of Libreville International Airport to a variety of destinations across western and southern Africa, as well as to Europe, South America, and the Middle East. Founded in 1951 ...

♠ * Air India ♠ *

Air Madagascar ''Société Nationale Malgache de Transports Aériens S.A.'',REGLEMENT ...

♠ * Air New Zealand ♠ * Alitalia ♠ * All Nippon Airways ♠ *

American International Airways Kalitta Air is an American cargo airline headquartered at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. The company operates international scheduled and cargo charter services. Its call sign "Connie" is from its ...

* Atlas Air * Avianca ♠ * Braniff International ♠ * British Airways ♠ *

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Cameroon Airlines Cameroon Airlines was an airline from Cameroon, serving as flag carrier of the country. Based in Douala, it operated scheduled services within Africa, as well as to Europe and the Middle East out of its hub at Douala International Airport,Flight ...

♠ * Canadian Pacific Airlines * Cargolux ♠ *

Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), more widely known as Cathay Pacific (), is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and subsidiaries have sc ...

♠ * China Airlines ♠ * Condor Airlines ♠ *

* El Al ♠ *

Fars Air Qeshm Fars Air Qeshm was an List of airlines of Iran, Iranian cargo airline based in Qeshm. History Fars Air Qeshm was established in 2003 with the aim of creating efficient passenger and cargo services serving Qeshm Island. The airline was created wi ...

* Fly Pro *

Flying Tiger The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Ar ...

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Garuda Indonesia Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operat ...

♠ * Iberia ♠ * Iraqi Airways ♠ * Iran Air ♠ * Japan Air Lines ♠ *

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

♠ * Korean Air ♠ *

Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, ) is the national carrier of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services th ...

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♠ * Martinair ♠ * Middle East Airlines ♠ * Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠ * Northwest Airlines ♠ *

Olympic Airways Olympic Airlines ( el, Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές, ''Olympiakés Aerogrammés'' – OA), formerly named Olympic Airways for at least four decades, was the flag carrier airline of Greece. The airline's head office was located ...

♠ * Pakistan International Airlines ♠ * Pan American World Airways ♠ * Philippine Airlines ♠ * Qantas ♠ *

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Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines ( ar, ; transliterated: ''Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah''), formerly known as Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in the capital, Amman. The airline operates scheduled ...

♠ * SABENA ♠ * Saha Airlines *

♠ * Seaboard World Airlines ♠ * Singapore Airlines ♠ *

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Swissair Swissair AG/ S.A. (German: Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG; French: S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation Aérienne) was the national airline of Switzerland between its founding in 1931 and bankruptcy in 2002. It was formed from a merger between Bal ...

♠ * TAP Air Portugal ♠ *

Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, trading as THAI (, th, บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1961, the airline has its corporate h ...

♠ * Tower Air *

Transamerica Airlines Trans International Airlines (TIA) was an airline that offered charter service from and within the United States. It also operated scheduled passenger service flying as Transamerica Airlines as well as charter flights during its last decade. Its ...

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* Transaero *

* Union de Transports Aériens * United Airlines ♠ * VARIG * Virgin Atlantic * *

Boeing 747-300

* Air France * Air India ♠ * Ansett Australia *

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Egyptair Egyptair (Egyptian Arabic Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian ( ar, العامية المصرية, ), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt. It is part of the Afro-A ...

♠ * Japan Airlines ♠ * Japan Asia Airways ♠ *

♠ * Korean Air ♠ * Mahan Air * Malaysia Airlines ♠ * Pakistan International Airlines * Qantas ♠ * SABENA ♠ *

♠ * Singapore Airlines ♠ *

♠ * Surinam Airways *

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♠ * Transaero * Union de Transports Aériens ♠ * VARIG ♠

Boeing 747-400

* Air Canada ♠ * Aerolíneas Argentinas *Aerotranscargo *

♠ * Air France ♠ * Air India ♠ * Air Namibia ♠ * Air New Zealand ♠ * Air Pacific * All Nippon Airways ♠ * Asiana Airlines ♠ * Atlas Air ♠ * British Airways ♠ * Canadian Airlines ♠ *

CargoLogicAir CargoLogicAir, Ltd. (CLA) was a British cargo airline with its headquarters at London Heathrow Airport. The airline's fleet of Boeing 747 freight aircraft operated scheduled and chartered freight services on routes between the UK, Asia, Africa ...

* Cargolux ♠ *

♠ * China Airlines ♠ *

China Cargo Airlines China Cargo Airlines () sometimes as abbreviated 中货航 (in English as ''CCA'') is a cargo airline with its head office on Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating ...

♠ * China Southern Airlines ♠ * El Al ♠ * EVA Airways ♠ *

♠ * Jade Cargo International ♠ * Japan Air Lines ♠ * Kalitta Air *

♠ * Korean Air ♠ *

♠ * LoadAir Cargo ♠ *

♠ * Malaysia Airlines ♠ * Mandarin Airlines ♠ * Martinair ♠ * Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠ * Northwest Airlines ♠ * Philippine Airlines ♠ * Qantas ♠ *

♠ * Singapore Airlines ♠ *

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♠ * Transaero * UPS Airlines ♠ * Union de Transports Aériens ♠ * United Airlines ♠ * VARIG * Virgin Atlantic ♠ *

Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and his British Virgin Group retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. It is headquartered in California, and operates from New Mexico. The company i ...

* Virgin Orbit

Boeing 747-8

♠ * Atlas Air * AirBridgeCargo Airlines ♠ * Cargolux Airlines ♠ *

♠ * Korean Air ♠ *

♠ * Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠ * Qatar Airways ♠ *

Silk Way Airlines Silk Way Airlines is an Azerbaijani private cargo airline with its head office and flight operations at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku. It operates freight services to Asia, the Middle East and Europe, as well as services for govern ...

♠ * UPS Airlines ♠

Military and government operators

Summary of deliveries

* Boeing data through end of February 2023."Orders and Deliveries: Boeing 747."
''The Boeing Company''. Retrieved: August 11, 2017.

Airline operators

Orders and deliveries

Civil operators

Boeing 747-100

Boeing 747SP

Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 747-8

Military and government operators

Summary of deliveries

See also

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