The Last Boeing 747 for Paying Passengers Has Been Built

The final passenger airframe of the current generation 747-8i is currently undergoing test flights for the Korean Air. The Seoul-based carrier is one of only three passenger airlin
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Joe Sutter led ‘the Incredibles’ who pioneered Boeing’s 747 jumbo jet

Joe Sutter, the legendary Boeing engineer who led development of the 747 jumbo jet, has died at age 95. By Dominic Gates, Seattle Times In a message to employees Tuesday, Boeing Co
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First Boeing 747 now open for display at Museum Of Flight

The growing worldwide demand for air travel during the 1960s led to the development of the 747, the first “Jumbo Jet.” “Merely recalling the early days of the 747
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NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911 Moves to Final Home

Some 2 ½ years after its retirement, the second of two modified Boeing 747 jetliners that ferried NASA’s space shuttles across the nation for more than three decades has made its f
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Shuttle Independence mounted on NASA 747 in Houston

Author: Ryan Korsgard, Click2Houston A piece of NASA history got an adornment Thursday morning. A giant crane lifted the space shuttle replica Independence onto Space Center Housto
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Boeing Delivers 1,500th 747

Boeing has delivered the 1,500th 747 to come off the production line to Frankfurt, Germany-based Lufthansa. The milestone airplane is a 747-8 Intercontinental, the 14th one that Lu
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Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Tour of California

Shuttle Endeavour Flyover of Dryden [hr4] Shuttle Endeavour Antelope Valley Flyover by AirBoyd [hr4] Endeavour Salutes Mojave Spaceport by Kevin Baird [hr4] Endeavour aerial view d
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