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Here's Why The Boeing 747 Was Discontinued
The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic commercial airliner ever produced. The jumbo jet has transported millions of passengers over the past 50 years. Given its popularity and iconic status ...
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Airlines are using these 5 planes to replace the Boeing 747 jumbo jet
The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. The Boeing 747, once the go-to passenger jet for airlines around the world, is destined to live out its days as a cargo jet. "The future of ...
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The 747 jumbo jet ushered in the modern era of air travel, but it won't be around for the industry's recovery — Boeing will cease production in 2022
The 747 has hung on this long largely thanks to ... The wide-body double-decker was the first true "jumbo jet." Many airlines used the planes' upper deck as a bar or lounge for first class ...
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Boeing 777 Vs 747: Which Is The Faster Passenger Jet?
Not only did airlines appreciate the "jumbo jet" for its size and capabilities, but the USAF chose the Boeing 747 jet to replace Air Force One and serve as the Oval Office in the sky for the ...
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Two Boeing 747 jumbo jets sold in China Taobao auction
Two Boeing 747 planes have been sold on the Chinese e-shopping website Taobao for more than 320m yuan ($48m; £36m). The jumbo jets are from a defunct cargo company and the court handling the ...
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Last Qantas 747 jet says goodbye with 'flying kangaroo' in sky
What was the 'Queen of the skies'? BA retires entire 747 fleet after travel downturn BA is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets - nicknamed the 'Queen of the Skies' - with 31 in its fleet.
Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs
A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four ...
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Boeing’s Largest 747 Customer to Take Last Four Iconic Jets
Read more: Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the 747, Closing Era of Jumbo Jets Boeing landed a total of 23 orders for wide-body freighters last year, according to the company’s website. Boeing ...
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747: The Jumbo Revolution
At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged.
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Has Boeing Become Too Big A Beast To Successfully Manage?
The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years, from the Boeing 707 transatlantic pioneer to the distinctive 747, the jumbo jet with a piano bar. The company has sold more than ...
Air India Airbus A350 Debuts On Ultra-Long-Haul Delhi-New York JFK Route
Those booked on Air India’s nonstop flight between Delhi and New York JFK will now get to fly the route on the carrier’s ...
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Two Miami Private Jet-Sharing Start-Ups Are Delayed For Takeoff
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Doug Gollan covers private aviation and the business of luxury travel. If, at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. For two Miami ...