On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.

The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.

Jun 22, 2021 · United Airlines retired the last of its Boeing 747-400s nearly four years ago on November 7th, 2017. San Francisco was always the most important hub for the type, followed by Chicago and Washington Dulles. We explore how the iconic B747-400 (code: 744) was used.

Oct 24, 2020 · United Airlines' Boeing 747-400 aircraft performed its last ever passenger flight on November 7th, 2017 when flight UA 747 took off from San Francisco, California for Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo: Getty Images. Compared to United Airlines' distinguished Boeing 737 fleet and extensive Airbus A320 fleet, the airline's 747 fleet was comparatively small.

Jul 7, 2017 · A full length, full flight video with United Airlines onboard Boeing 747-400 N174UA operating flight UA901 from San Francisco to London Heathrow on June 18 2...

Nov 17, 2022 · Approaching midnight on June 28, 1998, a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 lost one of its engines shortly after lifting off from San Francisco International Airport. While recovering from the engine failure, the jumbo jet came within 100 feet of crashing into San Bruno Mountain and nearly stalled.

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Jul 23, 2020 · As a longtime legacy United flyer, I’m going to count today as the first 747 flight. CONCLUSION. Qantas and British Airways have both retired the 747 this week. The -400 variant is becoming increasingly rare, with a new generation of fuel efficient aircraft now taking its place.

Nov 7, 2017 · United Airlines' final Boeing 747-400 flight arrived in Honolulu at 15:00 local time on 7 November, ending the Queen of the Skies' 47-year run with the carrier.

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