Boeing delivers last 747, saying goodbye to 'Queen of the Skies'

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SEATTLE - Boeing bid farewell to the iconic 747, delivering the final plane to Atlas Air on Tuesday (Jan 31) afternoon and marking an end of an era when the first-ever 'jumbo jet' ruled the skies. Thousands of Boeing employees – including some of the so-called 'Incredibles' who developed the jet in the 1960s – watched the last delivery of...

John W. Dietrich, president and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide, and Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, converse on stage during the delivery of the final 747 jet at their plant in Everett, Washington, US on Jan 31, 2023.SEATTLE - 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.

Known as the 'Queen of the Skies,' the 747 was the world's first twin-aisle jetliner, which Boeing designed and built in 28 months and Pan Am introduced in 1970. Boeing's Everett, Washington, facility has been the 747's production site since the plane's conception. Built in 1967 to produce the mammoth jet, it remains the world's largest manufacturing plant according to Boeing.

 

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