Original Jumbo Jet: 5 Fast Facts About The Boeing 747-100
The original Boeing 747 transformed the world of commercial aviation and launched one of the most beloved aircraft ever built ...
The new Air Force One won't fly until 2026 — years after the military Boeing 747 was supposed to first take flight
They're already years behind schedule and are ... the military website Breaking Defense that the first flight of the ...
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How Much Bigger Has The Boeing 747 Got Over The Years?
Two years later, Boeing doubled down on further advancement ... became much more favorable among passenger airlines. The first 747-8F flew in 2010, with subsequent examples delivered to Cargolux ...
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Boeing 747: Last plane delivered in regal send-off
Designed in just 28 months, the 747 was the first ever twin ... Traditionally one of Boeing's best selling products, the 747 has suffered declining demand in recent years, as both the company ...
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The iconic Boeing 747 just celebrated 50 years of flight - here's how the 'Queen of the Skies' changed the world of aviation forever
One of the greatest feats of American aerospace engineering celebrates 50 years of passenger service this week. Long before the Boeing 737 Max, there was the Boeing 747, the first quad-jet engine ...
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FAREWELL TO THE BOEING 747
It was the first twin aisle airliner ... convinced the project would be the end of Boeing. It took about seven years from conception to launch. The 747’s famous hump was the result of the ...
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Production of last Boeing 747 completed - the end of an era
After 53 years of non-stop production ... it was reported. The Boeing 747 first flew for the now-defunct Pan Am and TWA. From day one it was unmistakable due to its size and hump.
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SNC Receives Second Boeing 747-8 for SAOC Conversion as Aircraft Gets E-4C Designation
The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’ aircraft at ...
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Qantas and British Airways retired their Boeing 747 fleets after 50 years. Here are the jet's 12 coolest features that passengers will miss.
Aviation's love affair with the Boeing 747 has been going strong for over 50 years with the affectionately-nicknamed Queen of the Skies turning heads since its first flight in 1969. Still Boeing's ...
Boeing Will Be Much Less Profitable After the Strike
Assuming Boeing's new preferred shares are also converted into 40.6 million shares of common stock eventually, this will grow ...
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Boeing's 737 Max Crisis: What Investors Should Know
Muilenburg was fired from Boeing roughly a year after making those statements ... entered service in 1968), 777 (originally 1994) and 747 (first flew in 1969). The tandem development of these ...
Airport marks 40th anniversary of runway extension
Leeds Bradford Airport has marked 40 years since a runway upgrade heralded the arrival of transatlantic flights. The first flight from West Yorkshire to Canada took off on 4 November 1984, following ...