One of 13 Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet (and we’re slowly capturing them all), D-ABVU was spotted at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on June 8, 2017. Nicknamed ‘Bayern’, this Boeing 747 has been hit by lightning and had an incapacitated pilot through the years but remains a strong member of the Lufthansa fleet.
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D-ABVU
D-ABVU made its first flight on December 8, 1998 and was delivered to Lufthansa on December 21, 1998. The Boeing 747-400 is nicknamed Bayern by the airline. This is one of 13 Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the airline’s fleet and is configured or a maximum total of 371 passengers with 67 seats in business class, 32 more in premium economy and 272 seats in economy class.
On September 30, 2011, D-ABVU was flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Chicago, Illinois. Climbing out of Frankfurt, the airplane was hit by lightning. After leveling at 15,000 feet, the Boeing 747-400 returned to Frankfurt safely 80 minutes after departure.
On February 27, 2015, D-ABVU was flying from Vancouver, British Columbia to Frankfurt, Germany when the captain became ill near Greenland and had to leave the cockpit. The flight continued with the first officer landing the plane safely.
On a flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Orlando, Florida, the landing gear caused some problems. The climb was stopped at 18,000 feet because the landing gear would not retract. The flight diverted back to Frankfurt for a safe landing. D-ABTL was brought in to continue the flight.
After landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a flight from Frankfurt on May 28, 2019, this B744 caused delays for a number of departures. The landing was hard and a chunk of cowling broke free from the left side outboard engine.
Most recently, on August 11, 2019, this jumbo was performing a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai, China. The initial climb was stopped at 8,000 feet after the #3 engine stalled. After climbing to 18,000 feet and dumping fuel, the aircraft landed safely back at its point of departure. D-ABVP was brought in to resume the flight.
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Boeing 747-400
The first Boeing 747-400 made its first flight in 1988 and was introduced with Northwest Airlines (since merged with Delta Air Lines) in 1989. 694 were built with the last one delivered in 2009. Many are now being retired by major airlines around the world, replaced by more fuel efficient models.
The Boeing 747-400 is 71 metres or 232 feet in length with a wingspan of 64 metres or 212 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 19 metres or 64 feet in height. The flight range for the Boeing 747-400 is 13,490 kilometres.
The first Boeing 747 of any kind was introduced in 1969 with Pan American World Airways.
Lufthansa
Lufthansa was founded in 1953 and commenced operations in 1955. The airline is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, using Frankfurt and Munich as main hubs. The German airline has a main fleet of nearly 280 aircraft flying to 220 destinations around the world. The fleet is led by Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 747-8 aircraft with still eight Boeing 747-400 remaining, for now.
The airline is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Other founding members include Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Canada and United Airlines. The alliance is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and now has 26 full member airlines.