What are the world's remaining examples of the original Boeing 747-100 variant? The Boeing 747-100 variant of the Jumbo jet first entered service in 1970 with Pan Am and was followed into service ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most ... which would power all of Delta's 747-400s. The plane entered commercial service with Northwest Airlines in December 1989. Ship 6301 joined the Delta fleet ...

The aircraft, Delta Ship 6301, was the first Boeing 747-400 ever built and entered service with Northwest Airlines in 1989. It flew for Delta until September 2015 after logging more than 61 ...

The last Boeing 747 ... most airlines, including American, Delta, United, Virgin Atlantic and Qantas. Yet the plane has outlived many of the 100 airlines that flew it, like Pan Am, TWA, Northwest ...

The airline manufacturer delivered its last 747 jumbo jet ... of current and former Boeing workers gathered at the factory for this moment. Here's Tom Banse of Northwest News Network in Seattle ...

Pan Am was the driving force behind the launch of the Boeing ... the 747 never really played the same important role for the major U.S. carriers. United Airlines and Northwest Airlines (now ...

In the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the final model, the 747-8, which included around 50 passenger configurations and over 100 cargo configurations. While some airlines continue to use the plane ...

Even before Boeing's 747 flew its first passengers back in 1970, the world knew this was something special. And from day one, the Anderson family has quite literally had their hands on nearly ...

Re: “The last 747: Boeing workers bid farewell to a Northwest icon” [Jan. 30, A1]: In March 1976, the arrival of a Boeing 747 SP (ZS-SPA) brought traffic to a complete standstill on the four ...