The 747 preserved at the museum, N661US, known within Delta as Ship 6301, is an important piece of aviation history. Delta Ship 6301 was unveiled at Boeing's factory in 1988.

It operated 12 Boeing 747-100s, 34 Boeing 747-200s, 2 Boeing 747-300s, and 16 Boeing 747-400s. Delta merged with Northwest in 2010 and it has since retired all the 747s it inherited.

The Boeing 747-400 was developed as an advanced version of the original Boeing 747. The model was first announced in 1984, and it entered service in 1989 with Northwest Airlines.

Boeing delivered the first 747 passenger jets in December 1969 to two airlines that no longer exist — TWA and Pan Am. Delta Air Lines (DAL) was the last US airline to fly a passenger version of ...

For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for ...

Boeing will bid farewell to the iconic 747 when it delivers the final plane to Atlas Air on Tuesday afternoon, marking an end of an era when the first-ever "jumbo jet" ruled the skies. Thousands ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet. Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a ...

Delta was the last U.S. airline to use the 747 for passenger flights, which ended in 2017, although some other international carriers continue to fly it, including the German airline Lufthansa.

Delta was the last U.S. airline to use the 747 for passenger flights, which ended in 2017, although some other international carriers continue to fly it, including the German airline Lufthansa.

Delta was the last U.S. airline to use the 747 for passenger flights, which ended in 2017, although some other international carriers continue to fly it, including the German airline Lufthansa.