{"schemaVersion":"1.0","airline":"El Al","aircraft":"747","links":{"human":"/aircraft/el-al-747-seat-guide","agent":"/.agent/aircraft/el-al-747-seat-guide","json":"/api/agent/aircraft/el-al-747-seat-guide"},"verifiedData":{"provenance":{"dataset":"aircraft_specs.csv","publication":"aircraft-configurations.snapshot.json","externalSourceLinksMayBeMissing":true},"resolution":null,"configurations":[],"sharedAcrossConfigurations":null,"maps":[]},"estimatedLayouts":[],"passengerEvidence":{"status":"not_matched","reports":[],"consensus":null},"cabinAnalysis":{"status":"not_synthesized","recommendation":null},"editorial":{"url":"/aircraft/el-al-747-seat-guide","role":"Broader aircraft context; not canonical configuration specifications.","seatRecommendations":{"scope":"guide_level_editorial","configurationVerified":false,"caveat":"Existing guide recommendations, not verified for the selected configuration. Confirm seat positions and availability with the airline.","bestSeats":{"status":"not_available","columns":[],"rows":[],"notes":[]},"seatsToAvoid":{"status":"not_available","columns":[],"rows":[],"notes":[]}},"title":"El Al 747: Retired Since 2019 — What Replaced It (2026)","summary":"El Al retired the 747 on November 3, 2019, after 48 years — the final flight from Rome traced a 747 silhouette over the Mediterranean on its way to Tel Aviv. Nothing in the fleet has four engines anymore. Here’s what to book instead.","sections":[{"heading":"48 years of the El Al jumbo","paragraphs":["El Al took its first two 747-200s in 1971 and operated 26 of the type across passenger and cargo variants. The fleet’s defining moment came in May 1991, when a 747 flew more than 1,000 passengers from Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv during Operation Solomon — still the record for the most passengers carried on a single commercial flight."]},{"heading":"What flies El Al’s long-haul routes now","paragraphs":["The 787-9 Dreamliner replaced the 747 on flagship routes including Tel Aviv–New York, and it is where seat selection now makes or breaks the flight.","El Al 787-9 seat guide"]}],"faqs":[{"question":"Does El Al still fly the 747?","answer":"No. Last commercial flight November 3, 2019 (LY1747, Rome–Tel Aviv). El Al’s fleet is all twin-engine now."},{"question":"What was El Al’s last 747 flight?","answer":"A farewell charter that drew a 747 silhouette over the Mediterranean — the aircraft was 4X-ELC."},{"question":"What replaced the El Al 747?","answer":"The 787-9, which took over Tel Aviv–New York and other long-haul routes."}],"publishedAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","contentBasis":"Existing published editorial text; not independently verified configuration data."},"limitations":["Select and confirm the configuration with the airline; no live flight matching.","Unknown configuration status does not establish current fleet operation.","Do not substitute estimated layouts or editorial prose for verified seat geometry."]}