Boeing 747 from the Flight Deck The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s ...

Boeing has hired a former executive at defense contractor Northrop Grumman to take over its troubled Air Force One program.

Nearly 55 years after Boeing started production of its jumbo 747 jet, the last model of the iconic airplane left the company’s factory in Everett, Wash., closing a chapter in aviation history.

At 63 feet tall and 250-feet-wide the 747 was the first plane to be called a "jumbo jet," and Boeing said the Everett factory the 747 has been built in is the largest building in the world by volume.

Photographers spotted the tail number of the late model 747-8, which revealed the plane to have been owned, at least until recently, by the Qatari royal family, according to registration data.

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.

The Boeing 747 revolutionized long-distance air travel when it debuted nearly 50 years ago. But more efficient aircraft have replaced it. United is now giving the 747 one final tour.

Kim Smith, Boeing's VP and general manager for the 747 and 767 programs, revealed that the model's production line shut down as workers finished building different parts for the last plane.

Boeing is delivering its final 747 jumbo jet on Tuesday after introducing more profitable and fuel-efficient wide-body planes in the last 15 ... An updated model of the jet, the 747-400 series, ...

Boeing will deliver its last 747 model jet to cargo carrier Atlas Air Tuesday after over 50 years and 1,574 jets made.. Boeing planned to hand over the cargo plane, which rolled off the Everett ...

Boeing has closed a significant chapter in aviation history. The firm announced that it built the final 747 in its Everett, Washington, facility.

Boeing is retrofitting two planes it had already built for a Russian buyer that went out of business, instead of doing a custom build for the Air Force before the 747 production line ended in 2022.