“If you had to make a list of the 10 most important airplanes ever built since the Wright Flyer, the 747 needs to be on that list. It was a quantum leap.” The Boeing factory where the last 747 ...

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.

The last Boeing 747 has left the factory. For over a half-century, the distinctive humped silhouette of the world's first widebody airliner has been an iconic symbol of both Boeing and the ...

EVERETT, Wash. − Boeing's final 747 rolled out of the company's cavernous factory north of Seattle Tuesday night as airlines' push for more fuel-efficient planes ends the more than half-century ...

F ew aircraft have had as lasting an impact on aviation as the Boeing 747. Nicknamed the “Queen of the Skies,” the 747 ...

After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles — a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft ...

The last Boeing 747 to be made was wheeled out of Boeing's factory north of Seattle on Tuesday night. After over five decades in production, Boeing has decided to discontinue production of the 747 ...

SEATTLE — Boeing’s 747 put Everett on the map in the aviation world. Now that it’s gone, there is a huge space left to be filled in the factory. The factory was built specifically for the ...

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030. That means the ...

Sherri Mui’s dad joined Boeing in 1979 to work on the 747. Her husband followed as a ... the inside of the factory made a striking impression. “This place is ginormous,” she said.

In one bay of the factory, workers constructed the wings ... But even then, many people within Boeing were expecting the 747 to soon be supplanted by a supersonic jet the company was developing.

After more than half a century, Boeing is set to roll its last 747 out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The jumbo jet — which has taken on numerous roles as a cargo plane, a commercial ...