This article breaks down the 777X as the main aircraft replacing the 747-400, and the carriers that are purchasing the jet.

I toured the Boeing 747 Experience at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The jet was the first Boeing 747-400 produced and ...

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030.

Boeing BA began the 747 production in 1967, and the first 747-100 completed is first test flight in 1969. More than 100 companies have purchased 1,574 aircraft, logging more than 118 million ...

A decade later, Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, debuted the A380, which can carry more passengers than the 747. But Airbus struggled to sell the plane and announced the end of production in 2019.

Boeing rolled out the final 747 jumbo jet from its Everett factory Tuesday night. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:12:15 GMT (1749316335785) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

Boeing engineers thought this mid-century engineering marvel would only fly passengers for a decade before supersonic planes like the Concorde became the norm. They designed the 747 to live on as ...

Today, with hindsight being 20/20, we know how the Boeing 747 revolutionized air travel. But that was anything but a sure thing back when it was still on the drawing board in the mid-1960s.

The four-engine "Queen of the Skies" will keep flying, but Boeing has built its last 747 jumbo jet, as airlines turn to more efficient two-engine models. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Boeing 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 jet" ruled the skies.