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Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratized flying

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Thousands of onlookers gathered at the company's factory in Everett, Wash., for a ceremony marking the handover. Atlas Air will operate the 747-8 cargo freighter on behalf of Apex Logistics, a freight forwarder majority-owned by Switzerland's Kuehne+Nagel Group. Boeing produced 1,574 of the planes.

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Times of India

Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratized flying

The existing fleet of planes are expected to fly for decades more, but in ceasing 747 production more than 50 years after aircraft's first flight, Boeing is closing a chapter in the history of civil aviation.

1 year ago·India

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News18 India

Boeing to Deliver Last 747, the Plane that Democratized Flying

Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747. The existing fleet of planes are expected to fly for decades more.

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet

Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It's delivering its final 747 jumbo jet.

1 year ago·Canada

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NDTV

Boeing To Deliver Last 747, The Jumbo Jet That Democratised Flying

Boeing is set to officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratized flying and serves US presidents. Thousands of current and former employees will converge Tuesday afternoon at Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, in the Northwestern part of the United States for a final sendoff celebration in parallel with the delivery of a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane to Atlas…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet

SEATTLE (AP) — 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, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA's space shuttles, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft.

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Boeing workers say goodbye to last 747 jumbo jet

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. (Feb. 1) (AP Video by Manuel Valdes)

1 year ago·United States

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