You gotta cherish these iconic beauties while they’re still around. D-ABVZ is one of 13 Boeing 747-400 aircraft currently remaining in the Lufthansa main fleet. We photographed the B744 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on April 20, 2018. You can build your own similar aircraft with this model kit: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 model.
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D-ABVZ
D-ABVZ performed its maiden flight on January 12, 2001 and was delivered to Lufthansa on February 1, 2001. The Boeing 747-430 is one of 13 in the German airline’s main fleet with phaseouts planned in the coming years. The B744 is configured for a maximum total of 371 passengers with 67 seats in business class, 32 more in premium economy and 272 economy class seats.
Boeing 747-400
The first Boeing 747-400 flew in 1988 and was introduced with launch customer Northwest Airlines in 1989. Northwest later merged into Delta Air Lines and Delta recently retired their last Boeing 747-400 in 2017. In all, 440 were produced with the last delivered in 2005.
The B744 is 71 metres or 232 feet in length with a wingspan of 64 metres or 212 feet. At the tail, the jumbo jet stands 19 metres or 64 feet in height. The flight range is 13,490 kilometres.
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 over 280 aircraft flying to 220 destinations around the world. The fleet is led by Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 747-8 aircraft with still 13 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 27 full member airlines.
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