List of Boeing 747 operators

The following is a list of current commercial operators of Boeing 747, and any of its variants.

Airline operators

As of April 2025, there were 426 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 2 747-300s, 255 747-400s, and 150 747-8s.

These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.

Airline	747-100[a]	747SP	747-200[b]	747-300[c]	747-400[d]	747-400F[e]	747-8i	747-8F	Total
ACT Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2
Aerostan	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	3
Aerotranscargo	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	7
Air Atlanta Europe	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	6
Air Atlanta Icelandic	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	8
Air Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Air China	—	—	—	—	2	—	7	—	9
Air China Cargo	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	3
AirBridgeCargo	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	10	13
Asiana Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	12
ASL Airlines Belgium	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	5
Atlas Air	—	—	—	—	5	43	—	13	61
Royal Flight	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2
Boeing	—	—	—	—	—	4[f]	—	—	4
Cargolux	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	14	30
Cathay Pacific	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	14	20
Challenge Airlines BE	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4
Challenge Airlines IL	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2
China Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	8
China Central Longhao Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Compass Cargo Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	3
Dubai Royal Air Wing	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	4
Egyptian Government	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Elitavia Malta	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Fly Pro	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	2
General Electric	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Geo-Sky	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Global Jet Isle of Man	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Government of Brunei	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Iran Air	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Iranian Air Force	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2
Kalitta Air	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	22
Kingdom Aircraft II LLC	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Korean Air	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	7	16
Korean Government	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Lufthansa	—	—	—	—	8	—	19	—	27
Mahan Air	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2
Martinair	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4
Max Air	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2
Moroccan Government	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	2
National Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	9
Nippon Cargo Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8
One Air	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	3
Pecotox Air	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Polar Air Cargo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
Pratt & Whitney	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Qatar Amiri Flight	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2
Rolls-Royce North America	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
ROMCargo Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2
Rossiya Airlines	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	5
Royal Flight of Oman	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	2
Saha Airlines	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Saudi Arabian Government	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
SF Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4
Silk Way West Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	10
Singapore Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	7
Sky Lease Cargo	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2
State of Kuwait	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Stratolaunch	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Suparna Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2
Terra Avia	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	4
Transaviaexport Cargo Airline	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Turkish Government	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
UPS Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	30	43
US Air Force	—	—	6	—	—	—	2	—	8
Western Global Airlines	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4
Total	1	2	16	2	36	219	43	107	426

1. Includes 747-100F
2. Includes 747-200F
3. Includes 747-300F and Combi
4. Includes 747-400 Combi
5. Includes 747-400ERF
6. 747-400LCF

Orders and deliveries

Orders and deliveries sortable, presorted by customer

Customer	Orders
	747 -100	747 -100F	747 -100B	747 -100SR	747 -200B	747 -200C	747 -200F	747 -200M	747 -300	747 -300M	747 -300SR	747 -400	747 -400D	747 -400ER	747 -400ERF	747 -400F	747 -400M	747 -8F	747 -8I	747 -E4A	747 -E4B	747 -SP	Total	PW	GE	RR
Aer Lingus	2																						2	2
Aerolíneas Argentinas					7																		7	7
Air Afrique							1																1	1
Air Canada	5							2									3						10	10
Air China							1	1				6					8		7				23	16	7
Air China Cargo																2							2	2
Air France	16				2		10	11				7			2		5						53	17	36
Air Gabon								1															1		1
Air India					11					2		6											19	17	2
Air Madagascar								1															1	1
Air Namibia																	1						1		1
Air New Zealand					5							4											9		1	8
AirBridgeCargo																		7					7		7
Alitalia	2				9		1	5															17	5	12
All Nippon Airways				17	5							12	11										45		45
Altavair LLC															6								6		6
American Airlines	16																						16	16
Asiana Airlines												2				5	6						13		13
Atlas Air																15		14					29		29
Avianca								1															1	1
Braniff	1				1																	3	5	5
British Airways	18				15		1	3				57											94	18		76
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)																			8				8		8
CAAC-Civil Aviation of China								2														4	6	6
Cameroon Airlines								1															1	1
Canadian Airlines												4											4		4
Cargolux							2									16		14					32	2	19	11
Cathay Pacific					8		2		6			17			6	6		14					59	6	14	39
China Airlines					3		2	1				17				21						4	48	23	25
China Cargo															2								2		2
China Southern Airlines																2							2	2
Condor					2																		2	2
CP Air					4																		4	4
Delta Air Lines	5																						5	5
Eastern Air Lines	4																						4	4
EgyptAir										2													2	2
El Al					4	2	1					4											11	11
EVA Air												7				3	8						18		18
Flying Tiger							6																6	6
Garuda Indonesia					6							3											8	6	2
GECAS												1			2	5							8		8
Government of Japan												2											2		2
Iberia	2				6			1															9	9
ILFC									3			14			3	1							21		19	2
Iran Air (Homa)			1					2														4	7	7
Iraqi Airways						3																1	4	4
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force	1	10					4	1															4	16
Jade Cargo International															6								6		6
Japan Airlines	8			12	24		7		9		4	34	8			2							108	64	44
Japan Asia Airways									1														1	1
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia									1													1	2	1		1
KLM					10			7		3		5			3		17						45	7	38
Korean Air					6		5		2	1		27			8	10	1	7	10			2	79	62	17
Kuwait Airways					4												1						5	4	1
Lion Air												2											2	2
LoadAir Cargo															2								2		2
Lufthansa	3				7		6	14				25					7		19				81	6	75
Malaysia Airlines										1		19				2	2						24	20	4
Mandarin Airlines												1											1	1
Martinair						2																	2		2
Middle East Airlines								3															3	3
National Airlines	2																						2	2
Nippon Cargo Airlines							6									10		8					24		24
Northwest Airlines	10				19		8					16											53	53
Olympic Airways					2																		2	2
Pakistan International Airlines								2															2		2
Pan Am	33						2															10	45	45
Philippine Airlines					4							3					1						8		8
Presidential Flight												1										1	2		1	1
Qantas					19			3	6			21		6								2	57	17	6	34
Royal Air Maroc								1															1	1
Royal Jordanian					1			2															3		3
Sabena	2									2													4	2	2
Saudia			8				1		10			5										2	26		5	21
Scandinavian Airlines					3			3															6	6
Seaboard World Airlines							4																4	4
Silk Way Airlines																		5					5		5
Singapore Airlines					19		1		11	3		42				17							93	93
South African Airways					5			2	2			8										6	23	15	2	6
Swissair					2				2	3													7	7
Syrianair																						2	2	2
TAP Portugal					4																		4	4
Thai Airways					6				2			18											26		26
Transamerica Airlines						3																	3		3
TWA	15																					3	18	18
U.S. Air Force					2											1				3	1		7		7
Unidentified Customer(s)												1						4	2				7		7
United Airlines	22				2							44											68	68
UPS																8		28					36		36
USAF PAR Program																			2				2		2
UTA							2	2	1	2		1					1						9		9
Varig								3		2													5		5
Virgin Atlantic												9											9		9
Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd																		6					6		6
Wardair	1				2																		3	1	2
World Airways						3																	3	3
Total	168	10	9	29	229	13	73	74	56	21	4	442	19	6	40	126	61	107	48	3	1	45	1,573	734	640	199

Data through end of February 2021.

Civil operators

Original operators - ♠

Boeing 747-100

Iran Air Boeing 747-100B

• Aer Lingus ♠^[1][2]
• Air Atlanta Icelandic^[3]
• Air Canada ♠^[1][2]
• Air France ♠^[1][2]
• Air Hong Kong^[3]
• Alitalia ♠^[1][2]
• All Nippon Airways ♠^[1][2]
• American Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• Braniff International ♠^[1][2]
• British Overseas Airways Corporation ♠^[1][2]
• British Airways^[3]
• Canadian Pacific Airlines
• China Airlines
• Corsair^[3]
• Continental Airlines ♠^[1]
• Delta Air Lines ♠^[1][2]
• Eastern Air Lines^[4]
• Evergreen International Airlines^[4]
• Federal Express^[4]
• Iberia ♠^[1][2]
• Iran Air ♠^[1][2]
• Japan Air Lines ♠^[1][2]
• Japan Asia Airlines ♠^[1]
• Kabo Air^[3]
• Lufthansa ♠^[1][2]
• National Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• Northwest Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• Okada Air^[3]
• Pan American World Airways ♠^[1][2]
• Qatar Airways^[3]
• Royal Air Maroc
• SABENA ♠^[1][2]
• Saha Airlines^[3]
• Saudi Arabian Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• Scandinavian Airlines
• Tower Air ♠^[4]
• Trans Air Service^[4]
• Trans World Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• United Airlines ♠^[1][2]
• UPS Airlines^[3]
• Virgin Atlantic^[3]
• Wardair ♠^[1][2]
• LANChile

Boeing 747SP

Pan Am Boeing 747SP

• Aerolíneas Argentinas
• Air China
• Air Mauritius^[5]
• Air Namibia^[3]
• Alliance Air^[3]
• American Airlines^[6]
• Australia Asia Airlines^[3]
• Avia Airlines^[3]
• Braniff International ♠^[7]
• CAAC ♠^[7]
• China Airlines ♠^[7]
• Corsair^[3]
• Iran Air ♠^[7]
• Iraqi Airways ♠^[7]
• Kazakhstan Airlines^[3]
• Korean Air ♠^[7]
• Luxair
• Mandarin Airlines^[3]
• Pan American World Airways ♠^[7]
• Qantas ♠^[7]
• Saudi Arabian Airlines ♠^[7]
• South African Airways ♠^[7]
• Syrian Air ♠^[2]
• Trans World Airlines ♠^[7]
• United Airlines^[8]

Boeing 747-200

Lufthansa 747-200

• Aerolíneas Argentinas ♠^[2]
• Air Afrique ♠^[2]
• Air Canada ♠^[4]
• Air China ♠^[2]
• Air Club International^[3]
• Air France ♠^[4]
• Air Gabon ♠^[2]
• Air India ♠^[4]
• Air Madagascar ♠^[2]
• Air New Zealand ♠^[2]
• Alitalia ♠^[4]
• All Nippon Airways ♠^[2]
• American International Airways^[3]
• Atlas Air^[3]
• Avianca ♠^[2]
• Braniff International ♠^[2]
• British Airways ♠^[4]
• CAAC ♠^[2]
• Cameroon Airlines ♠^[2]
• Canadian Pacific Airlines
• Cargolux ♠^[2]
• Cathay Pacific ♠^[2]
• China Airlines ♠^[2]
• Condor Airlines ♠^[2]
• Continental Airlines^[3]
• Corsair^[3]
• El Al ♠^[2]
• Evergreen International Airlines^[3]
• Fars Air Qeshm
• Federal Express^[3]
• Fly Pro^[9]
• Flying Tiger ♠^[2]
• Garuda Indonesia ♠^[2]
• Iberia ♠^[4]
• Iraqi Airways ♠^[2]
• Iran Air ♠^[4]
• Japan Air Lines ♠^[4]
• KLM ♠^[4]
• Korean Air ♠^[2]
• Kuwait Airways ♠^[2]
• Lufthansa ♠^[4]
• Martinair ♠^[2]
• Middle East Airlines ♠^[4]
• Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠^[2]
• Northwest Airlines ♠^[2]
• Olympic Airways ♠^[2]
• Pakistan International Airlines ♠^[2]
• Pan American World Airways ♠^[2]
• Philippine Airlines ♠^[2]
• Qantas ♠^[4]
• Royal Air Maroc ♠^[2]
• Royal Jordanian ♠^[2]
• SABENA ♠^[2]
• Saha Airlines^[3]
• Scandinavian Airlines ♠^[2]
• Seaboard World Airlines ♠^[2]
• Singapore Airlines ♠^[4]
• South African Airways ♠^[2]
• Swissair ♠^[4]
• TAP Air Portugal ♠^[4]
• Thai Airways International ♠^[2]
• Tower Air ♠^[3]
• Transamerica Airlines ♠^[2]
• Trans World Airlines^[10]
• Transaero
• Union de Transports Aériens^[11]
• United Airlines ♠^[2]
• VARIG^[2]
• Virgin Atlantic^[3]

Boeing 747-300

Two Mahan Airlines Boeing 747-300 at Mehrabad International Airport.

PIA Boeing 747-300 on short final to London Heathrow International Airport, on 12 June 2003.

Air France Boeing 747-300 on 2 March 1999.

• Air France
• Air India ♠^[2]
• Ansett Australia
• Cathay Pacific ♠^[2]
• Egyptair ♠^[2]
• Garuda Indonesia ♠(Leased)^[2]
• Japan Airlines ♠^[2]
• Japan Asia Airways ♠^[2]
• KLM ♠^[2]
• Korean Air ♠^[2]
• Mahan Air
• Malaysia Airlines ♠^[2]
• Pakistan International Airlines^[12]
• Qantas ♠^[2]
• SABENA ♠^[2]
• Saudi Arabian Airlines ♠^[2]
• Singapore Airlines ♠^[2]
• South African Airways ♠^[2]
• Surinam Airways
• Swissair ♠^[2]
• Thai Airways International ♠^[2]
• Transaero
• Union de Transports Aériens ♠^[2]
• VARIG ♠^[2]

Boeing 747-400

Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400

• Air Canada ♠^[4]
• Aerolíneas Argentinas^[13][14]
• Aerotranscargo
• Air China ♠^[4]
• Air France ♠^[4]
• Air India ♠^[2]
• Air Namibia ♠^[2]
• Air New Zealand ♠^[2]
• Air Pacific^[2]
• All Nippon Airways ♠^[4]
• Asiana Airlines ♠^[4]
• Atlas Air ♠^[2]
• British Airways ♠^[4]
• Canadian Airlines ♠^[2]
• CargoLogicAir
• Cargolux ♠^[4]
• Cathay Pacific ♠^[4][2]
• China Airlines ♠^[2]
• China Cargo Airlines ♠^[2]
• China Southern Airlines ♠^[2]
• El Al ♠^[2]
• EVA Airways ♠^[4]
• Garuda Indonesia ♠^[2]
• Jade Cargo International ♠^[2]
• Japan Air Lines ♠^[4]
• Kalitta Air^[15]
• KLM ♠^[4]
• Korean Air ♠^[4]
• Kuwait Airways ♠^[2]
• LoadAir Cargo ♠^[2]
• Lufthansa ♠^[4]
• Malaysia Airlines ♠^[4]
• Mandarin Airlines ♠^[2]
• Martinair ♠^[4]
• Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠^[2]
• Northwest Airlines ♠^[2]
• Philippine Airlines ♠^[2]
• Qantas ♠^[4]
• Royal Air Maroc
• Saudi Arabian Airlines ♠^[2]
• Singapore Airlines ♠^[4]
• South African Airways ♠^[4]
• Thai Airways International ♠^[4]
• Transaero
• UPS Airlines ♠^[2]
• Union de Transports Aériens ♠^[2]
• United Airlines ♠^[2]
• VARIG^[16]
• Virgin Atlantic ♠^[2]
• Virgin Galactic^[17]
• Virgin Orbit^[17]

Boeing 747-8

Cargolux Boeing 747-8F

• Air China ♠^[2]
• Atlas Air
• AirBridgeCargo Airlines ♠^[2]
• Cargolux Airlines ♠^[2]
• Cathay Pacific ♠^[2]
• Korean Air ♠^[2]
• Lufthansa ♠^[2]
• Nippon Cargo Airlines ♠^[2]
• Qatar Airways ♠^[2]
• Silk Way Airlines ♠^[2]
• UPS Airlines ♠^[2]

Military and government operators

Country	Organization	Number of planes	Modification of B747
Iran	Imperial Iranian Air Force ♠, now Iran Air Force	16	1 B747-100, 1 B747-200M, 10 B747-100F, 4 B747-200F
Morocco	Government of Morocco	2	1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
Turkey	Government of Turkey	1	B747-8I
Japan	Government of Japan Japanese Air Force One♠	2	B747-400
Saudi Arabia	Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♠	2	1 B747-300, 1 B747-400
Brunei	Brunei Government	3	1 B747SP, 1B747-400, 1 B747-8I
United Arab Emirates	Dubai Royal Air Wing	5	2 B747-400, 2 B747-400M, 1 B747-400F
Oman	The Royal Flight Sultanate of Oman (RFO)	3	1 B747SP, 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I
Qatar	Qatar Amiri Flight	2	B747-8I
Kuwait	State of Kuwait	1	B747-8I
South Korea	Code One operated by South Korean Air Force	1	B747-8I
United States	Advanced Airborne Command Post operated by United States Air Force ♠	4	E-4B (B747-200B)
United States	Air Force One operated by United States Air Force ♠	2	VC-25A (B747-200B)
United States	NASA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy	1	B747SP

Summary of deliveries

Model	First Delivery		Last Delivery		Total Delivered
	Date	Customer	Date	Customer
747-100	December 13, 1969	Pan American World Airways	July 2, 1976	British Airways	167
747-100SR	September 26, 1973	Japan Airlines	April 2, 1975	Japan Airlines	7
747-100BSR	December 21, 1978	All Nippon Airways	November 12, 1982	All Nippon Airways	20
747-100B	August 2, 1979	Iran Air	April 2, 1982	Saudi Arabian Airlines	9
747-100B SUD	March 24, 1986	Japan Airlines	September 9, 1986	Japan Airlines	2
Total 747-100 Series:					205
747-200B	January 16, 1971	KLM	December 20, 1990	United States Air Force	233
747-200F (Freighter)	March 10, 1972	Lufthansa	November 19, 1991	Nippon Cargo Airlines	73
747-200C (Convertble)	April 30, 1973	World Airways	September 26, 1988	Martinair	13
747-200M (Combi)	March 7, 1975	Air Canada	April 5, 1988	Iberia Airlines	74
Total 747-200 Series:					393
747SP	March 5, 1976	Pan American World Airways	December 9, 1989	Abu Dhabi Govt. (UAE)	45
Total 747SP:					45
747-300	March 1, 1983	Union de Transports Aériens	October 18, 1988	Japan Asia	56
747-300M (Combi)	March 5, 1983	Swissair	September 25, 1990	Sabena	21
747-300SR	December 10, 1987	Japan Airlines	February 19, 1988	Japan Airlines	4
Total 747-300 Series:					81
747-400	January 26, 1989	Northwest Airlines	April 26, 2005	China Airlines	442
747-400M (Combi)	September 1, 1989	KLM	April 10, 2002	KLM	61
747-400D	October 10, 1991	Japan Airlines	December 11, 1995	All Nippon Airways	19
747-400F	November 17, 1993	Cargolux	May 7, 2009	Nippon Cargo Airlines	126
747-400ERF	October 17, 2002	Air France	November 10, 2009	LoadAir Cargo (Cancelled) Kalitta Air	40
747-400ER	October 31, 2002	Qantas	July 30, 2003	Qantas	6
Total 747-400 Series:					694
747-8F	October 12, 2011	Cargolux	January 31, 2023	Atlas Air	107
747-8BBJ	February 28, 2012	Govt. of Qatar	November 6, 2021	Govt. of Egypt	12
747-8I	April 26, 2012	Lufthansa	July 7, 2017	Korean Air	36
Total 747-8 Series:					155
Total Delivered (All series):					1,573

• Boeing data through end of February 2023.^[2]

See also

• List of Boeing 777 operators
• List of Airbus A380 operators
• List of Airbus A350 operators