On Dec. 6, manufacturing giant Boeing rolled out the last 747 aircraft from its Everett assembly site in Washington, ending an unprecedented 55 years of continuous production of double-deck, twin aisle aircraft. The last 747 will later be flown by a Boeing test pilot, painted and delivered to cargo and charter carrier Atlas Air in early 2023.
However, the widebody aircraft will continue to operate over the next decade, particularly 747-8 freighter aircraft. The data below illustrates that a total of 27 aircraft will return to service in 2023 and 2024.
Beyond then, it shows the expected retirement rate increase for the 747 aircraft. Aviation Week’s 2023 Fleet & MRO Forecast shows that a total of 179 aircraft will retire over the next decade, with 747-400 aircraft having the highest retirement rate.
Source: Aviation Week Intelligence Network Commercial Aviation 2022 Fleet & MRO Forecast
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What are the doughnut charts telling me? It's duplicative data from the larger pie and the areas again don't make sense. Is this as a percentage of total fleet?
Gives me more questions then answers I'm afraid.