Flying the Boeing 747-8 can be financially rewarding, particularly for experienced cargo airline captains. UPS Airlines offers senior captains approximately $401 per credited hour, while Atlas Air’s top 747 captain rate reaches $332.
Boeing 747
Iran Air’s Boeing 747 EP-ICD faces heavy maintenance in Tehran, while sanctions complicate repairs and delay its return.
Lufthansa (LH) parked 6 Boeing 747-400s at Twente Airport (ENS) near Enschede in the Netherlands during the 2020 COVID-19 downturn. The airport could handle their landings, but its certificate did not allow them to take off.
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 performs a go-around at LAX after a near tail strike, lands safely and delays its return flight.
The former Qatari Boeing 747-8 now serving as an interim Air Force One has been taken out of service for what an administration source described as “cosmetic upgrades.”
Trump plans to fly Qatar-gifted Boeing jet to Ireland after security upgrades raised questions over presidential aircraft protection.
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) has marked a major milestone in its developing cargo operations after welcoming its first Boeing 747 freighter on August 24.
Boeing repairs Air Force One 747-8 cracks as FAA mandated work and $3.13B losses delay VC-25B delivery until mid-2028.
On October 14, 2004, MK Airlines (7G) Flight 1602, a Boeing 747-244SF, attempted to depart Halifax International Airport (YHZ) for Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Spain, but never achieved a safe climb.
A Silk Way West Airlines Boeing 747-8 operating a cargo flight from Mexico City to Houston ended up approaching Dallas Fort Worth at 5,000 feet with critically low fuel. Despite being told they could not reach Houston, the pilots requested to continue, prompting a Houston controller to declare an emergency and divert the aircraft.