Boeing 747F · 221F MSN 21744

Registration N748CK · Kalitta Air lsd

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 747F
Variant221F
FamilyB747
Series—
Line Number392
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorKalitta Air lsd

Timeline

First Flight

11 Aug 1979

Delivery

28 Aug 1979

Age

47.2 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 747-221F, serial number 21744, line number 392, first flight 11 Aug 1979. Delivered to Pan Am on 28 Aug 1979, registered N905PA. Operated by Japan Airlines on 29 Oct 1982 as JA8160. Leased to JUST on 16 Oct 1991. Withdrawn from use 1 Oct 1992 Narita/ seen full col/own NiL 5 Mar 1992. Sub-leased to Japan Airlines on 28 Oct 1992. Seen full JUST colours, last service in JUST 21 Jul 1995, then repainted, returned in service 29 Aug 1995, returned NiL Mar 1996, leased direct to El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata, El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata Super Logistics colours roll(ed) out 9 May 1996, El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata 4 Apr 2001 (ex lease), registered to Japan Airlines International 6 Apr 2004, seen at Narita International Airport new colours 9 Nov 2004, withdrawn from use Narita International Airport 31 Aug 2007. Leased to Kalitta Air on 14 Sep 2007 as N748CK. Owned by Kalitta Equipment LLC this date, ferried to FZO 1 Nov 2007, seen all engines removed 12 Jan 2008, ferried to Willow Run Airport, Detroit to go back in service 4 Sep 2008, seen at Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands in service white colour scheme 12 Nov 2008, seen at Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport stored 24 Aug 2014, seen withdrawn from use 23 Nov 2015, seen 22 Aug 2016, scrapping Aug 2023. Current status: scrapped.

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