Fifty years ago, on Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 emerged from the Everett assembly plant, which had recently been specially built at Paine Field to house the world’s first jumbo jet.

Fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1969, the Boeing 747 was officially introduced to the world. But as the wide-bodied jumbo jet taxied down the runway for its inaugural flight from Paine Field… ...

T he Boeing 747-8 F is one of the most advanced cargo aircraft in the world, but why exactly did Boeing decide to develop ...

Boeing's then President Malcolm Stamper originally planned the first flight of the Boeing 747 on December 17, 1968, to mark the 65th anniversary of the Wright brother's first flight.

On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet took to the sky for the very first time. With that event, commercial air travel changed forever. With the 747 and its widebody, dual-aisle ...

Saying farewell to the 747, and remembering how it changed the world 03:07. Even before Boeing's 747 flew its first passengers back in 1970, the world knew this was something special. And from day ...

TWO YEARS AGO, Museum of Flight curator Dan Hagedorn walked through the decaying fuselage of RA-001, the first Boeing 747, frowned and offered a frank assessment: “No museum, anywhere, has ever ...

The first Boeing 747 made its maiden flight on February 9, 1969, a year before entering service with the fondly remembered airline Pan American World Airways. It quickly became a passenger favorite.

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 first of 5 ex Korean Air Boeing 747-800 (HL7630) arrived today in Dayton, Ohio that will be modified by the Sierra Nevada Corp to replace the existing E-4B NAOC in to the E-4 Survivable ...

Final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line 03:50. ... The final 747 in assembly. The 747 was the world's first jumbo jet. Twice as big as any other airliner when it first flew back in 1969.