The giant jet that has been compared to the Parthenon, name-checked in a Joni Mitchell song and nicknamed Queen of the Skies is flying off into the sunset. The last Boeing 747 is scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday after a ceremony at the US company’s factory in Washington state,

Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratized flying and serves US presidents.The plane of US presidents since 1990,

For more than 50 years, the jumbo jet has broadened air travel for millions. On Tuesday, the final 747 will be delivered for cargo use – the end of the line for a piece of airborne royalty.

The existing fleet of planes are expected to fly for decades more, but in ceasing 747 production more than 50 years after aircraft's first flight, Boeing is closing a chapter in the history of civil aviation.

The last Boeing 747 (NYSE:BA) will be delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air (NASDAQ:AAWW) on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Current and former employees, as well as guests, will attend a bittersweet ceremony in Everett,

The last Boeing 747-8 freighter, now painted and ready to officially take flight, will be delivered to Atlas Air on Tuesday.

Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratise...