How the 747-400 fits into the 747 story
747-400 is the representative branch of the Boeing 747 family, capturing the winglet-equipped long-range version most people mean when they say 747.
This page isolates the 747-400 branch of the Boeing 747 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1989
Seating
380 to 416
Range
7,260 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The 747-400 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the winglet-equipped long-range version most people mean when they say 747.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- B744
- Designator references
- Engines
- CF6-80C2, PW4000, or RB211 options
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1989
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 380 to 416
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 7,260 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.