All Nippon Airways Boeing 747 fleet history
ANA introduced the world-first 500-seat all-economy Boeing 747SR in 1979, operated 45 new-build 747s including the short-haul -400D, and retired its last 747 in March 2014.
All Nippon Airways used the 747 to move huge numbers of people on Japanese domestic routes. Its “Super Jumbo” 747SRs were the world’s first 500-seat-class airliners, and ANA kept flying 747s until 2014 — longer than almost any other airline.
ANA’s first 747SR-100 entered domestic service on 25 January 1979 configured with around 546 economy seats — a world first for capacity on a single aircraft.
The order table lists 45 new-build 747s for ANA: 17 × 747-100SR, 5 × 747-200B, 12 × 747-400 and 11 × 747-400D, all powered by Pratt & Whitney engines.
The Super Jumbo SR fleet peaked at about 23 aircraft in 1989 — roughly a fifth of ANA’s mainline fleet — and the rest of the 747 family grew the peak past 40 airframes.
| Model | Notes |
|---|---|
| 747SR-100 “Super Jumbo” | 546-seat domestic high-capacity, from 1979 |
| 747-200B | Longer-range passenger 747s |
| 747-400 “Techno-Jumbo” | From 1990 on international routes |
| 747-400D | High-capacity domestic -400 |
The last 747SR-100 retired on 10 March 2006, and the final ANA 747 — a 24-year-old 747-400D — flew its last revenue flight on 31 March 2014.
Sources
- ANA 747SR Super Jumbo history — All Nippon Airways
- ANA fleet history — All Nippon Airways
- List of Boeing 747 operators — Wikipedia
- Boeing 747-400 article — Wikipedia
Sources
Facts on this page are checked against the primary and institutional references below.
- ANA 747SR Super Jumbo history — All Nippon Airways
- ANA fleet history — All Nippon Airways
- List of Boeing 747 operators — Wikipedia
- Boeing 747-400 article — Wikipedia
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