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An EF-1 tornado touched down at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport this week during powerful storms. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado after surveying damage ...
Production of the 747, the world's first twin-aisle airplane, began in 1967 and spanned 54 years, during which a total of 1,574 airplanes were built. At 250 ft 2 in (76.2 m), the 747-8 is the ...
The last new Boeing 747 left the company’s factory on Tuesday, marking the end of an era for the iconic airplane that captured the world’s attention and brought more affordable air travel to ...
"It's not just another airplane," Mui told Van Cleave. The 747 was the world's first jumbo jet. Twice as big as any other airliner when it first flew back in 1969. Pan-Am welcomed the first ...
The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft. The first Boeing 747 at the plant in Washington ...
To mark the moment, we spoke with workers who built the iconic airplane and witnessed the last 747’s construction. Darrell Marmion, 59, retired in November as a top engineer after 36 years at ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Boeing said on Wednesday that the last Boeing 747 airplane, a 747-8 freighter, has left the company's widebody factory in Everett, in the northwestern U.S. state ...