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The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent

Summary by Longreads
For The Atlantic, Ian Bogost writes an ode to the 747, the Boeing Company’s over 50-year-old queen of the skies. After kicking off the era of mass intercontinental travel upon launch in 1970, Boeing ceased production in 2023, as airlines turned to a hub and spoke model of travel that flourished with more frequent flights using smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft. Thomas Gray, who joined Boeing in 1961 as an electrical engineer, calls himself …
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Longreads broke the news on Monday, June 15, 2026.
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