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One of the rarest planes in the sky today—and most beloved by frequent fliers—is the Boeing 747. With its double ... I was envious of my neighbor’s view from a total of three windows and ...

It has now been well over half a century since the Boeing 747 entered service, with the type's introduction in the early 1970s marking a milestone in terms of 20th-century long-haul aviation.

I would have loved to have talked with Sutter, or Jack Waddell, Boeing’s chief test pilot who took the first 747 on its initial flight on February 9, 1969. If you're not already a subscriber ...

At 01:52 EST on January 22, 1970 an aviation legend made its first paying passenger flight. The Boeing 747 Pan Am flight from JFK to London Heathrow was the first commercial flight to feature a ...

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 Boeing, his hand ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for ...

With zero hours flying experience, suddenly I’m in charge of the gigantic 747 jumbo jet ... Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in 1969 and made flying accessible ...

If you've ever seen what looks like a beluga whale with wings on the runway — or better yet, flown in one — there's a good chance it was the Boeing 747, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies." ...

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 ...

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 ...