Hi!!!!
Yesterday, at around 1320hrs I saw a white Boeing 747SP flying over London Embankment in the direction of LHR. I didn’t know that any 747SP’s were still in service!
Was this an Iranian Airlines example? I have been in London ten years and have only seen a 747SP fly over twice. I’d love to know how many are still in service and with whom? Surely it would make more sense for an airline to phase in a newer 747 with more capacity/range e.t.c?
Paul
By: Bograt - 17th May 2010 at 21:43
Interestingly my latest ‘Aviation Letter’ tells me that the French aviation authorities have recently banned Iran Air 747-200’s from operating into Paris, but their SP’s are still permitted. Don’t know whether it’s an age thing or maintenance/ops related.
By: UPSMD11f - 16th May 2010 at 23:20
I saw IranAir 747sp on may 6th. I also belive that the Amiri Flight of UAE operate a 747sp which also visits LHR regularly
By: EGTC - 14th May 2010 at 22:14
Iranair B747SP’s are fairly frequent visitors to LHR.
I photographed one last year. 🙂
By: lucas - 14th May 2010 at 20:12
Yeah it was an Iranair 747SP. I live on the other side of Heathrow and saw the jet depart back to Tehran later that afternoon 😉
By: Paul Cushion - 14th May 2010 at 19:57
Yeah, I thought that too. I saw one on the ground at LHR in 1998 when taxiing in an SQ 747 and was surprised to see one in service then!
By: KabirT - 14th May 2010 at 19:40
Could well be Iran Air.
By: Newforest - 14th May 2010 at 18:05
There are about seventeen SP’s in service or being repaired and several more are in store.
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