Provided by Denver International AirportA Lufthansa 747-400 taxis at Denver in 2016. Lufthansa has been using the 747 in Denver since 2003 and operated an Airbus A340 to Munich. “We have no plans right now of changing that aircraft on the Frankfurt route,” Tal Muscal, Lufthansa’s spokesman for the Americas, told The Denver Post this week. The airline began flying the jumbo into Colorado in 2015, using a Boeing 777 on the route before that. “We regularly review our network and consider a number of commercial and operational factors to ensure that we have the right service to meet our customers’ needs,” a British Airways spokeswoman said when asked how long it would fly the 747 into Denver. International carriers still rely fairly heavily on the 747, with Lufthansa and British Airways still operating once-daily 747-400 flights from DIA to Frankfurt and London’s Heathrow Airport, respectively. (A Delta A350-900 actually was at DIA last month for high-altitude training.)Īmerican Airlines hasn’t flown a 747 in some 20 years, according to company spokesmen. The last United 747 international flight, from Seoul, South Korea, is scheduled for next week.ĭelta Air Lines is set to retire its 747 fleet by the end of this year and is making the sleek Airbus A350 its flagship aircraft. Tickets for the trip sold out in less than two hours. 7, when a jumbo will take passengers on a nostalgia flight from San Francisco to Honolulu featuring homages - from the uniforms, to the food and music - to the airline’s first routes on the airplane in the 1970s. Even after 31 years, I get that feeling.” “When you see this airplane take off, you just see this bird lift, you can’t even fathom how it can get off the ground. “It’s sad, really, to see it go,” said Denver-based United flight attendant Teri Oates, a 31-year veteran of the airline, as she sat in a business class seat on the jet’s upper floor. The one that came to Denver on Thursday, and which flew hundreds of United workers around the state for a final flight, is 22. The youngest 747 in the airline’s arsenal is 17 years old. Leading up to the November send-off, United has been taking its dwindling - and aging – 747 fleet across the country. United has given it an elongated and very public farewell for its employees and fans. Jay Inzer is a United Airlines pilot who flies the Airbus A319 and the A320.īut the allure of the 747, and its importance to the nation’s jet age, has made its last trips through the sky emotional, warranting celebrations nearly as large as the aircraft itself. 7, 2017 and will be replaced with more fuel-efficient, cost-effective wide body aircraft for long-haul flights around the world. United’s Boeing 747 fleet is retiring from scheduled service Nov. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪndy Cross, The Denver PostJay Inzer, left, holds his son, Jamison, 8, left, while his other son, Cayden, 6, sits at the controls in the cockpit of the iconic Boeing 747 parked at the United’s B-concourse at Denver International Airport Oct.
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