Iberia operated the 747 for more than 35 years, from 1970 until the mid-2000s. Its own 747 fleet — the 747-200s introduced at the start — was retired in the 1990s; the final jumbos wearing Iberia colors were wet-leased aircraft that left the operation in 2006. No Iberia 747 has flown in roughly two decades.
No — no Iberia 747 has flown in roughly two decades. Iberia’s own 747 fleet (747-200s from 1970) was retired in the 1990s; the last aircraft in Iberia colors were wet-leased and left the operation in 2006. The A350-900 is Iberia’s current long-haul aircraft. Any Iberia 747 seat map is decades out of date.
Iberia took delivery of its first Boeing 747-100 on October 22, 1970, becoming one of the earliest European 747 operators and opening trans-Atlantic widebody service. A fleet of 747-200s followed. Iberia’s own 747 metal was retired across the 1990s as the fleet evolved; the airline continued operating wet-leased 747s — aircraft on Icelandic registrations flying in Iberia livery — into the early 2000s. The last of those wet-leased jumbos left the operation in 2006, ending more than three decades of 747 service.
The A350-900 is Iberia’s current long-haul flagship, covering routes to the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
No. No Iberia 747 has operated in roughly two decades. The last aircraft in Iberia colors left the operation in 2006.
Iberia’s own 747 fleet was retired across the 1990s; the final wet-leased 747s wearing Iberia colors left the operation in 2006. The airline has operated no 747 since.
The A330 family bridged the transition; the A350-900 is Iberia’s current long-haul aircraft.