Following the order with Boeing in 1986, the United Kingdom's flag carrier took delivery of a new Boeing 747-400 in 1990 ... as VH-NLH and arrived in Sydney in November 2000.

Known as the 'Jumbo Jet' or 'Queen of the Skies,' Boeing built over 20 different B747 variants, including the United ... Boeing 747-400 nonstop from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sydney ...

Three airlines will fly the 747: Air China ( whose jumbos have returned to Washington Dulles and will do so to New York JFK ) ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...