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Stratolaunch Systems, the US-based aerospace company, has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the induction process for its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, registration N744VG (msn 32745). The acquisition took place earlier this year during the bankruptcy proceedings of rival Virgin Orbit. The acquired Boeing 747-400, with a manufacturing serial number (msn) 32745, is [...]
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive requiring inspections of the lightning protection system on all U.S.-registered Boeing 747 aircraft. The move follows Boeing's recommendation for inspections due to the degradation of key components in the system. These components play a critical role in preventing ignition sources during lightning strikes near fuel tanks. Boeing's recent [...]
In a strategic move, Taiwan's China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) has decided to sell five of its Boeing 747-400FSCD freighters in 2024, setting deliveries to new customers between April and October of that year. The exclusive mandate for the sale has been given to AMS Aircraft Services. While the specific airframes were not disclosed, China [...]
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 bearing the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) retro livery has been scrapped at its storage facility in the United Kingdom (UK). British Airways sent the Boeing 747-400, registered as G-BYGC, to St Athan Airport (DGX), Wales, the UK, in December 2020. It has been at DGX, also home to a [...]
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) latest Airworthiness Directive (AD) aims to address fuselage cracks on the aft side of the bulkhead of the Boeing 747-8. According to the FAA, it received a report about cracks that formed on a Boeing 747-8’s “stringers, common to the end fittings, at stringer location S–42L/R and [...]
One Air, Britain's latest all-cargo airline, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing its first Boeing 747-400 freighter flight. The inaugural flight involved a full charter for client Shandong Glory, transporting a substantial 100-ton payload from China to the United Kingdom (UK), specifically arriving at London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) on July 24, 2023. This marked [...]
Compass Cargo Airlines, a Bulgaria-based cargo airline, has recently added its first Boeing 747 aircraft to its fleet, making it the 58th active operator of this type. The Boeing 747-400F, with registration LZ-CJA, completed its maiden flight from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF) on July 19, 2023. During the landing, [...]
Bulgarian airline Compass Airlines Cargo has entered the widebody cargo market with the delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter. The aircraft (LZ-CJA) joins the airline’s existing fleet of four Boeing 737-800 converted freighters. The aircraft arrived at Sofia Airport on July 19 to a traditional water cannon salute and will be used for charters and [...]
In a heartwarming tribute to their family's aviation heritage, Atlas Air pilot and simulator instructor Michael James arranged a special visit for his father, Charles James, to see the final 747 ever constructed. This meaningful excursion held great significance for Charles, who had previously flown earlier versions of the iconic aircraft for Pan Am. Michael [...]
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registered as LX-VCB, was forced to declare an emergency after the crew received an alert that the aircraft’s landing gear had not properly deployed on approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport (LUX). The Boeing 747-8F was coming into land at LUX during the operation of flight CV5486 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport [...]
