Then, is the 747 being phased out?
The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body, long–range, commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft. Though the 747 was expected to become obsolete after 400 were sold, production passed 1,000 in 1993. By June 2019, 1,554 aircraft had been built, with 20 of the 747-8 variants remaining on order.
Additionally, how many 747 are still flying? There were 533 Boeing 747 aircraft in airline service as of January 2020, comprising 10 747-100s, 20 747-200s, 3 747-300s, 363 747-400s and 137 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operator and variant in the following table.
Subsequently, one may also ask, are 747 still used?
The aircraft will remain in the sky's for many years to come, albeit as a much more rare sight, with the most recent version, the 747-8 still having many more years to fly. Airlines such as British Airways, who run the largest remaining passenger fleet of 747s still intend to operate theirs until 2024.
Why was Boeing 747 discontinued?
Boeing recently removed three 747-8s from its ledger that were originally bound for Russian airline Transaero. That airline went bust in October 2015. Two of the three planes it had had ordered were built by Boeing but never delivered. Those aircraft are now in storage and it's not clear where they'll end up.
