Rolleiflex 2.8D | Kodak E100
Great photo of a beautiful airplane!
Some details:
HL7620, currently leased from an unknown owner to Asiana (you can make out the tail and the flag).
Built in Everett, it was originally delivered in September of 1999 to Air New Zealand. It bore a special all black livery for the All Blacks.
In November of 2011 it was delivered to Southern Air in the United States, but only stayed with them until 2012. It’s likely that they are who carried out the refit from a 747-400 to a 747-400(F). Its life as a passenger aircraft was over, the (F) designates it as a freight airline. This isn’t uncommon for 747 aircraft, especially older ones. Many have been converted in this way.
It joined Asiana in June of 2012, and seems to have flown for them continuously since then.
Its current status is fagged as “parked” or “stored” but I honestly cannot verify that. It last flew on the 22nd of June 2023 in a short 2 hour 11 minute flight from Korea (ICN) to Taiwan (TPE).
Thanks so much for posting, it’s a great looking aircraft, and a truly magical photograph.