With a diverse fleet and a network that stretches to most corners of the globe, an iconic aircraft in it's fleet is the Boeing 747, which remains a backbone for Lufthansa's long-haul operations.

Lufthansa is one of the few airlines ... The German flag carrier has long relied on the Boeing 747 for its long-haul ...

That means the classic plane will rack up more than 60 years in commercial operations ... for boarding onboard a Boeing 747-800 aircraft of German carrier Lufthansa Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa ...

Still, interest in the 747 lingered, particularly for cargo operations. In the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the ... including Lufthansa, Korean Air and Air China. But the 747 has increasingly ...

Korean Air is once again flying the world's longest Boeing 747 flight ... Korean Air, Lufthansa, and Russian carrier Rossiya Airlines have about 18,600 collective 747 flights scheduled this ...

But these days, the Boeing ... the 747 dearly.” Of the 358 747s in the sky, just 44 carry passengers, while the rest are in cargo service, a segment that boomed during the pandemic. Lufthansa ...

The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental was sold to the commercial airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG in April 2012. Since then, it has been termed one of the biggest aircraft to ever enter operations.

The comparably small “Islas Malvinas” Airport in Fisherton, outside the Argentine city of Rosario, was shocked Tuesday when a Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 ... canceled all operations as of 7 ...

Still, interest in the 747 lingered, particularly for cargo operations. In the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the ... including Lufthansa, Korean Air and Air China. But the 747 has increasingly ...