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

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

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.

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

By Valerie Insinna SEATTLE (Reuters) -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

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

Thousands of Boeing employees – including some of the so-called 'Incredibles' who developed the 747 in the 1960s – watch the last delivery of the historic plane

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

EVERETT: 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 t

Boeing delivers very last 747: “'Queen of the Skies' opened the world”

The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing delivered the very last copy of its jumbo jet 747, identified by the “bump” at the front, on Tuesday. The 747-8 cargo plane was handed over to the US airline Atlas Air at the Everett plant in Washington State in the northwest of the United States.

Boeing says farewell to 'Queen of the Skies' with last 747 delivery

By Miquel Ros, CNN More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a glamorous new jet age, helping bring affordable air travel to millions of passengers, the last-ever Boeing 747 was delivered on Tuesday, marking the start of the final chapter for the much-loved airplane. In a ceremony that was broadcast