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.

German national carrier Lufthansa has confirmed it will launch scheduled service with its new Boeing 747-8I Intercontinental passenger aircraft from the start of June initially on the Frankfurt ...

Once seen as the future of passenger aircraft, the Boeing 747-8 found its niche in freight and official service.

Lufthansa has never ordered 777s from Boeing. That plane was not in service ... stayed with the Airbus plane for long-haul operations. The 747-8 will "fit nicely" between the A340-600 and the ...

Lufthansa plans to operate Boeing 747s, its biggest aircraft ... Space Technology and Aviation Daily. Lufthansa Plans 747, A350 Operations To Meet Mallorca Demand is published in Aviation Daily ...

Boeing and Lufthansa have reached the ... help ensure a smooth integration of the newest member of the 747 family into Lufthansa operations. Maintenance and engineering personnel will rehearse ...

When Boeing announced the new Queen of the Skies, they launched it with Lufthansa, the German airline giant ... Sweeping upgrades, efficient operations and new aircraft like the 747-8 are at the core ...

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 ...

The Boeing 747 set upon its first commercial ... Though many carriers have already phased out the 747, a variety of airlines, such as Lufthansa, British Airways and Air China, still make good ...

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 ...

The last of the airline’s 16 jumbo Boeing 747-400s flew to a desert retirement, ending travel operations by passenger ... in Europe at British Airways, Lufthansa, KLM and in Asia with Korean ...

Lufthansa and Air China. The plane can seat up to 467 passengers and can fly as far as 8,000 nautical miles. According to Boeing's official order book, there are still two 747-8 passenger planes ...