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747-400

747-400 is a member of the Boeing 747 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

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Overview

747-400 is a member of the Boeing 747 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

Advantages

  • Excellent payload-volume capability.
  • Nose-loading freighter versions are valuable for outsized cargo.
  • Iconic long-haul passenger capability.

Limitations

  • Four-engine fuel burn is disadvantaged against modern twins on many passenger routes.
  • Large size requires suitable airport gates, ramps, and market demand.
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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

  • Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
  • Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

  • Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

  • Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.
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Aircraft line

FamilyBoeing 747 Family
Model747-400

This is the most specific entry currently available. Browse other Boeing 747 Family subtypes

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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • Family context: The Boeing 747 is a four-engine wide-body aircraft known for its upper deck and very high capacity. It served as a flagship long-haul passenger aircraft and remains important in heavy cargo operations.
  • Exact airline configuration can change seat count, galley arrangement, cargo capability, and operating range.
  • Engine reference: 747-400 uses RB211-524; 747-400 uses PW4000-94; 747-400 uses CF6-80C2.
  • Cabin configuration should be treated as airline-specific: the same variant may be high-density, full-service, or premium-heavy.

Cabin configurations

Format: F8/J42/W28/Y216; F=First, J=Business, W=Premium Economy, Y=Economy

Air China

F10/J18/Y292

AeroLOPA source: Air China 747-400, normalized cabin configuration F10/J18/Y292. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Air China 747-4J6 320 seats, 10+18+292.

AeroLOPA

Lufthansa

J45/W32/Y272

AeroLOPA source: Lufthansa 747-400, normalized cabin configuration J45/W32/Y272. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Lufthansa 747-430 349 seats, 45+32+272.

AeroLOPA

United Airlines

F14/J73/Y260

SeatMaestro source: United Airlines 747-400, normalized cabin configuration F14/J73/Y260. Requested backfill v3. Historical United 747-400: SeatMaestro states 404 seats, 14 First, 73 Business, 260 Economy; Economy Plus included within Y.

SeatMaestro
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Sources

Wikipedia: Boeing 747 Family