All three planes, which are 747-8 freighters, are scheduled to go to US cargo carrier Atlas Air. The deliveries will mark the end of an era and a close to one of the most incredible aviation programs ...

The Cascade Range of mountains are pictured on the horizon as the final 747 airplane produced by Boeing, a 747-8 Freighter for Atlas Air, taxis before take off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington ...

The event marks the end of a revolutionary era that changed the way people travel. The enormous plane was a marvel that played many roles, like carrying the space shuttle. The Boeing 747 is one of the ...

Join me in the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony at the Boeing Everett factory, celebrating the last 747, a -8F, and the 1574th built in a 55-year production run. Hear from Boeing's current and ...

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, a commercial aircraft ...

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Pan Am, one of the most iconic airline brands of the 20th century, is set to make a return to the North Atlantic flying from New York to London. But unlike the trailblazing first Boeing 747 link ...

Seattle • Some legends really are true, and indeed it is the case that two men on an Alaskan fishing trip in the mid-1960s struck a bargain that wound up starting the era of the jumbo jetliner, which ...

Boeing is building the last three 747 aircraft it will ever produce. All three planes will be delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air by the end of 2022. Insider toured the 747 factory to see one of the ...

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