Lufthansa is also by far the largest operator of aircraft from the Boeing 747 family by flights scheduled this August, accounting for 1,116 of the worldwide total of 1,676 (66.6%). Comparatively, in ...

Lufthansa is the world's largest user of passenger-configured Boeing 747s. According to ch-aviation, it has eight 747-400s ...

Business class on Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Lufthansa confirmed the 747's old first-class seats would remain in place as the airline works out the shaping challenge.

That same year, British Airways permanently grounded its entire 747 fleet, and Lufthansa followed soon after. No airline could justify the operational cost for the Queen, built for a different era.