Boeing says farewell to ‘Queen of the Skies’ with last 747 delivery
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · CNN — More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a glamorous new jet age, helping bring affordable air travel to millions of passengers, the last-ever Boeing 747 was...
Boeing delivers last 747, saying goodbye to 'Queen of the Skies'
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · SEATTLE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) bid farewell to the iconic 747, delivering the final plane to Atlas Air on Tuesday afternoon and marking an end of an era when the first-ever "jumbo...
Boeing delivers its last 747, an aviation milestone : NPR
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Boeing built its last-ever 747 in December. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.
Boeing, Atlas Air Celebrate Delivery of Final 747, an Airplane that ...
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Boeing, Atlas Air Celebrate Delivery of Final 747, an Airplane that Transformed Aviation and Global Air Travel - Jan 31, 2023. Media. News Releases/Statements. Boeing, Atlas Air Celebrate Delivery of Final 747, an Airplane that Transformed Aviation and Global Air Travel.
The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory - The New York Times
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Assembling a goliath. The Boeing factory where the last 747 was built in Everett, Wash. The 747 is composed of about six million parts produced all over the world. But the final,...
Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · By Gene Johnson. Published 3:09 AM PDT, February 1, 2023. SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing bid farewell to an icon on Tuesday, delivering its final 747 jumbo jet as thousands of workers who helped build the planes over the past 55 years looked on.
Boeing delivers last 747, a jumbo jet that ‘shrank the world’
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Boeing delivered the last 747 designed to carry passengers to Korean Air in 2017, though the ability to load cargo through the plane’s nose kept carriers ordering freighters for longer. Yet...
Boeing 747: Last plane delivered in regal send-off - BBC
WEB2 February 2023. By Nadeem Shad,BBC News. Courtesy of www.flightradar24.com. The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over...
The very last 747 jumbo jet just rolled off Boeing’s assembly line - CNN
WEBDec 6, 2022 · New York CNN Business —. After 53 years and more than 1,570 planes, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line in Washington state Tuesday evening, on its way to serve as a cargo plane...
Boeing 747 - Wikipedia
WEBThe final 747 was delivered to Atlas Air in January 2023 after a 54-year production run, with 1,574 aircraft built. As of December 2023, 64 Boeing 747s (4.1%) have been lost in accidents and incidents, in which a total of 3,746 people have died.
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