{"id":55241,"date":"2024-03-21T20:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=55241"},"modified":"2026-03-21T04:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:50:17","slug":"the-history-of-iberias-boeing-747-the-largest-aircraft-of-a-spanish-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/03\/21\/the-history-of-iberias-boeing-747-the-largest-aircraft-of-a-spanish-operator\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Iberia's Boeing 747, the largest aircraft of a Spanish operator"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1969, Boeing presented an airplane that was destined to make history: the 747, nicknamed \"Jumbo\" for its large size.<\/p>\n

The history of the airliners DC-8, DC-9 and DC-10 of the Spanish airline Iberia<\/a><\/rel>
\nA nostalgic walk between two huge Boeing 747 planes awaiting their end<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This plane, designed for long-haul flights, could carry up to 550 passengers distributed over two floors<\/strong>. Its fuselage measured 70.66 meters long and its wings had a span of 59.64 meters. Its maximum takeoff weight was 333.4 tons. The Spanish airline Iberia was one of the first operators of this aircraft<\/strong>, receiving the first in 1970, a year after its official presentation. That plane, the EC-BRO, was baptized \"Cervantes.\"<\/strong> The entire fleet of 25 Iberia Boeing 747s bore the names of famous writers.<\/p>\n

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The Boeing 747 EC-BRO, Iberia's first Jumbo, baptized \"Cervantes\" (Photo: Iberia<\/a>).<\/div>\n

The Boeing 747 was the largest aircraft that has flown with a Spanish operator<\/strong>, both civil and military, since no Spanish airline ever flew with the Airbus A380. Iberia operated its Jumbos between 1970 and 2006<\/strong>. Iberia used two other Boeing aircraft in its fleet: the 727 (Iberia became the largest European operator of this aircraft, with 37 units) and the 757 (a total of 30 units). Currently, the Spanish airline only operates Airbus aircraft.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iberia's Boeing 727-256 EC-DCC, baptized \"Albari\u00f1o\". It made its first flight in 1978 (Photo: Iberia<\/a>).<\/div>\n

This Thursday, the YouTube channel Fly By Wire Aviation<\/a> (I recommend you subscribe, is publishing very interesting and very well-documented content) has published a video reviewing the history of the Jumbos and also the Iberia 727<\/strong>, compiling historical images of these two aircraft that occupy a prominent place in the history of Spanish aviation (the video is in Spanish, you can activate the automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n