Retirements start to whittle ageing fleet of 747-400s

摘要

A decade after Boeing built the last passenger variant of the 747-400, more than half the delivered fleet remains in service in the airline role, but the retirement rate is building momentum. Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the final 747-400 passenger aircraft delivery, which took place in April 2005 when China Airlines received line number 1358, registered B-18215. Between 1989 and 2005, Boeing delivered a total of 528 non-freighter versions of the 747-400.