Garuda Indonesia retiring their B747-400's and selling them

Garuda Indonesia has announced the sale of two 1994-vintage 747-400s (msn 25704 and msn 25705) powered by CF6-80C2B1F engines. Both aircraft have been operated by Garuda since new, with the airframe maintenance conducted by GMF AeroAsia under Boeing MPD. It was announced on Monday by Gardua that it will stop operating its Boeing 747-400 planes, which have been flying since 1994 and have logged up 89,900 hours flying time. Garuda Indonesia president director Pahala N Mansury said the retirement of the three planes was part of the airlines’ effort to revitalize its fleet, which currently relies on Boeing 777-300 ER planes that consume less fuel. Pahala said in his statement on Monday that the last of the planes to fly was on Oct. 6 from Medina in Saudi Arabia to Makassar. “The last flight of aircraft PK-GSH marked the retirement of all three Boeing 747-400s owned by Garuda Indonesia. From 1994 to 2017, Garuda Indonesia operated three B747-400 planes with registration numbers PK-GSI, PK-GSG and PK-GSH,” the statement added. Pahala said the planes, with a capacity of 428 seats, had played important roles in the operation of Garuda Indonesia for 23 years, including flying Indonesian haj pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.