Boeing 747

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A Lufthansa 747-400 taking off from Frankfurt am Main.

The Boeing 747 is a jumbo jet airplane from Boeing. It is mostly used by people who are traveling across countries, or across oceans (For example, from New York City to London or Los Angeles to Tokyo). It is sometimes called Jumbo Jet because it is very large and is able to carry a lot of people. 524 people can fit on a 747.

Boeing built it in 1969 and was first commercially used in 1970. It is a double decker plane, and is one of several Boeing jets that fly overseas.

These airlines have Boeing 747s:

Japan Airlines (60)

British Airways (57)

Korean Air (42)

Cathay Pacific (37)

Air France (32)

United Airlines (30)

Lufthansa (30)