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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