Re: “The last 747: Boeing workers bid farewell to a Northwest icon” [Jan. 30, A1]: In March 1976, the arrival of a Boeing 747 SP (ZS-SPA) brought traffic to a complete standstill on the four lane N2 ...
For decades, the Boeing 747 has been a paragon of aviation. It was the world's first jumbo jet, and helped usher in the modern era of air travel. But its reign as "Queen of the Skies" will officially ...
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images Boeing on Tuesday is delivering the last 747 jet ever made, handing over a freighter version of its iconic aircraft to Atlas Air. Thousands of current and former ...
SEATTLE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 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 ...
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 delivered on ...
The last Boeing 747 leaves the company’s Everett factory floor. (Boeing Photo / Paul Weatherman) Nearly 55 years after Boeing started production of its jumbo 747 jet, the last model of the iconic ...
Final 747 freighter to be delivered to Atlas Air Ends more than five decades of commercial output Nearly bankrupted Boeing, before becoming a cash cow Easy to fly, says rock star-pilot Bruce Dickinson ...
A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for Delta ...
A Boeing 747-8 cargo plane operated by Atlas Air made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport late Thursday after the plane suffered an engine malfunction minutes after taking off. File ...
The Boeing 747-400 is the most popular variant of the esteemed Boeing 747 family, with 694 examples delivered over the course of 20 years from 1989 to 2009. It became the flagship of almost every ...
What’s it like to fly on a Presidential Boeing 747 private jet? Join me on this VIP flight from London to Beijing. This VIP Boeing 747-400 Combi served Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Morocco Government and ...
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