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Boeing 747-200BM (747-230B)

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RegistrationGRSX-TIE

HEOperatorHellenic Imperial Airways

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Boeing 747-200BM (747-230B) built in 1986. Has operated for Lufthansa, Pullmantur Air and Med-View Airline.

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Old · 40 years · ≈ 160,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1986

Country of registrationGrecia

MSN23509

Hex / ICAO 24-bit46D125

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 13,446 km range, from Frankfurt am Main it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago12,100 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,501 kmLIMLima10,724 km SINSingapore10,280 km GRUSão Paulo9,796 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,498 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1987–2003Lufthansa network of its widebody aircraft

Base

FRAFrankfurt am Main

Main destinations

MUCMunich BRUZaventem LHRLondon EWRNewark YYZToronto YULMontréal IADDulles ORDChicago CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)AMSAmsterdam BKKBangkok

2003–2006Pullmantur Air airline base

Base

MADMadrid

2008–2009Med-View Airline airline base

Base

LOSLagos

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1986

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Nov 12, 1986

Delivered to Boeing Aircraft Holding Co.

Delivered to Boeing Aircraft Holding Co. as N6038E.

Jan 16, 1987

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jul 18, 2003

Transferred to Pullmantur Air

Transferred to Pullmantur Air.

Jan 1, 2006

Transferred to Air Universal

Transferred to Air Universal.

Nov 1, 2006

Transferred to Hellenic Imperial Airways

Transferred to Hellenic Imperial Airways.

Apr 29, 2008

Re-registered

Changed from SX-DIE to SX-TIE (still with Hellenic Imperial Airways).

Dec 1, 2008

Transferred to Med-View Airline

Transferred to Med-View Airline.

Apr 1, 2009

Transferred to Hellenic Imperial Airways

Transferred to Hellenic Imperial Airways.

Operators

1986-11-12

Boeing Aircraft Holding Co.

Registration N6038E

1987-01-16

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABZE

2003-07-18

Pullmantur Air

Registration EC-IUA

2006-01-01

Air Universal

Registration 5T-AUE

2006-11-01

Hellenic Imperial Airways

Registration SX-DIE

2008-04-29

Hellenic Imperial Airways

Registration SX-TIE

2008-12-01

Med-View Airline

Registration SX-TIE

2009-04-01

Hellenic Imperial Airways

Registration SX-TIE

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 747-200BM (747-230B) · SX-TIE · Hellenic Imperial Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-23509},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B747-23509}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

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