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Why airlines don’t want the Boeing 747 anymore

The Boeing 747 is a dynamic aircraft that fundamentally revolutionized passenger and commercial aviation. Legacy operators of the Boeing 747 include United Airlines, British Airways, and Cathay ...
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The world's longest Boeing 747 flight is returning to the skies. See where else the iconic jumbo jet still flies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Korean Air is once again flying the world's longest Boeing 747 flight. Airlines have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of ...
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Airlines bid farewell to the Boeing 747—Take a look at the life of the 'Queen of the Skies'

A chapter of aviation history is closing this year, as commercial U.S. airlines bid farewell to the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that made air travel affordable for millions of people around the globe ...
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The iconic Boeing 747 was retired by most airlines during the pandemic, but it's still used by world governments. See the countries flying the jumbo jet.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt bought an 11-year-old Boeing 747-8 from the planemaker and is modifying it for executive use. The jumbo jet is practically ...
Business Insider

US airlines have said goodbye to the 747 — but these foreign airlines still fly the iconic plane

Since 1970, passengers, crew, and pilots alike have been enjoying the thrill of flying on the Boeing 747. The original "jumbo jet" changed the way we travel. Its ability to carry 500 passengers as far ...
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Boeing 747 retirement: Farewell to the ‘Queen of the Skies’

For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On January 3, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for stored ...
The Atlantic

The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent

Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert. As I steered off the interstate toward Pinal Airpark, in Marana, Arizona, I got my first view of a corpse in full: a stark-white Boeing 747, ...
Jalopnik

747s Are Nearly Gone, But These Airlines Still Fly Them

The Boeing 747 was a landmark in the history of commercial aviation, a "moonshot" project from the storied company that made long-distance travel affordable and accessible to the masses. Four jet ...
USA Today

United Airlines completes its last Boeing 747 flight

Editor's note: Check back later Tuesday for photos and updates from the farewell flight festivities. SAN FRANCISCO — It sure didn’t feel like a curtain call. But that’s what it was Tuesday morning at ...
USA Today

Next Air Force One to come from 747s built for bankrupt Russian airline?

The United States may be looking at jumbo jets originally built for a Russian airline as a way to cut costs for replacing the nation's Air Force One fleet. The fleet of Boeing 747s that fly as "Air ...
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The iconic Boeing 747 was retired by most airlines during the pandemic, but it's still used by world governments. See the countries flying the jumbo jet.

The beloved Boeing 747 may have lost interest from airlines but it lives on as a popular executive transport aircraft. The mammoth 747 made its first commercial flight with Pan Am in 1970, launching ...