The jet has been a workhorse since, ferrying passengers and cargo around the world. But its days are numbered: On Tuesday, Boeing handed over the last 747 it will ever make.

F, marks the 1574th built in a production run spanning 55 years. This video captures the final B747 delivery ceremony at the ...

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 German airline Lufthansa.

A Boeing 747-8, Boeing's new passenger plane, takes its first flight, Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. After more than half a century, Boeing is rolling its last 747 out of ...

Boeing 747-8 Freighter: The last Boeing 747 left the company's widebody factory in Washington on December 6, 2022, ahead of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023.

The last Boeing 747 left the company's widebody factory in Everett, Washington, Tuesday night. It is due to be delivered to Atlas Air for use as a freighter early next year.

Boeing pays tribute to its last 747 jumbo jet — and vows to keep its story going by Alan Boyle on January 31, 2023 at 2:52 pm Share 703 Reddit ...

The 747's star has been dimming — U.S. carriers phased it out in 2017 — but it had another moment in 2020, when a British Airways 747, aided by strong winds, traveled from New York to London ...

But on Jan. 31, 2023, the last 747 that Boeing expects to build rolled out of its factory. I've been researching and teaching the history of American aviation for more than a quarter-century.

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.

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

One small significant detail on the last one delivered: a decal right next to the nose paying homage to Joe Sutter, chief engineer of the Boeing 747 program, who died in 2016 and is considered by ...