Boeing revolutionized air travel when it made its maiden 747 flight on Feb. 9, 1969. Boeing dubbed the jet the “Queen of the Skies.” But it was the term “jumbo jet” that stuck to the big ...

Despite being Boeing's 696th jumbo jet, it was the first upgraded 747-400 to be built. The -400 was a major step forward for the 747 as it not only increased range and performance but also ...

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. Since its first flight in 1969 ...

Boeing delivered the first 747 passenger jets in December 1969 to two airlines that no longer exist — TWA and Pan Am. Delta Air Lines was the last US airline to fly a passenger version of the ...

Boeing Delivers Its Final 747 Jumbo Jet February 01, 2023 — 01:51 am EST Written by RTTNews.com for RTTNews -> ...

The same was true for long-range jumbo jets like the Boeing 747. When air travel collapsed in 2020, airlines retired their largest and least efficient aircraft first.

The 747 went on to rack up 1,571 orders over the decades -- second among wide-body jets only to Boeing’s 777. The millennial-era A380 could haul as many as 853 travelers and reflected Europe’s ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A woman who won the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history is a longtime Boeing worker who was inspired to buy the lucky ticket when she saw the jackpot hit $747 million ...

After 53 years and more than 1,570 planes, the last Boeing 747 is set to roll off the assembly line in Washington state Tuesday, on its way to serve as a cargo plane. The once-groundbreaking jumbo ...