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Boeing 747-400 (747-430)

B747-29492Active

RegistrationDED-ABVU

Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photograph

OperatorLufthansa

1operators

5incidents

1accidents

0logbook years

13photos

Boeing 747-400 (747-430) built in 1998 in Everett. Operates for Lufthansa.

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Old · 28 years · ≈ 112,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

Engines4 x GE CF6-80C2B1F

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats371 (C67 · W32 · Y272)

First flight1998

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerLufthansa

MSN29492

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3C4AD5

VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by N509FZ showing this registration on a 747-430

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

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

67Business

32Premium

272Economy

371 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1998–2026Lufthansa 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

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Aircraft chronology

1998

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Dec 8, 1998

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABVU.

Dec 21, 1998

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Sep 15, 2011

Incident at Dakar

On September 15, 2011, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dakar. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Sep 30, 2011

Incident at Frankfurt

On September 30, 2011, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Feb 27, 2015

Incident at Greenland

On February 27, 2015, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Greenland. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

Sep 8, 2017

Incident at Frankfurt

On September 8, 2017, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

May 28, 2019

Accident at Philadelphia

On May 28, 2019, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Aug 11, 2019

Incident at Frankfurt

On August 11, 2019, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jun 2020

Placed in storage

In June 2020, the 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was placed in storage. Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Jun 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In June 2020, the 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVU), operated by Lufthansa, was parked. Source: Lufthansa.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: Lufthansa.

Source: Lufthansa

Operators

1998-12-08

The Boeing Company

Registration D-ABVU

1998-12-21

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABVU

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