'The Queen of the Skies'; Boeing says goodbye to the 747 | FOX 13 Seattle

Leadership at Boeing unveiled the last 747 airplane at a large event on Tuesday. Some 5,000 people were in attendance, including John Travolta.

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[cil]

Had the opportunity to fly on 747s with Pan Am and TWA! Truly an adventure

[omarabdulalim]

That was the first commercial airplane I worked on when I started my career at Boeing.

[clawsaresharp]

Uhm.. they are still going to be flying but it's just the brand of the plane going..

[basicdose.]

The only plane deserving of the jumbo name.

[homer]

Isn't the Max the version with the TCAS system that caused a bunch of hubbub

[dashcan]

China has announced a similar 747 program is being planned.

[Renato.Stiefenhofer.driver]

Farewell? No. The four engined 747 is not less efficient than a twin engined airplane. It carries more freight than it's competitors, the smaller 777 or the tiny Airbuses. The jumbojet will be around for the next thirty years. There are more than 400 of them still flying. Regards from the 747-8 Intercontinental left seat. To this day the 747 is by far the best.