The world's longest Boeing 747 passenger flight will end as airlines phase out the iconic jet. See where it still flies.
The Boeing 747 has become a rareity in the skies these days. Only four global airlines are expected to operate the iconic ...
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Boeing to end 747 production and warns of job cuts
This month British Airways became the latest to say it was retiring all of its 747 jets - about ... last year. Boeing said the slowdown may mean deeper job cuts on top of roughly 16,000 layoffs ...
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End of the runway: British Airways drops the Boeing 747
British Airways has announced “with great sadness” that its remaining Boeing 747 jumbo jets will be retired with immediate effect, as the airline’s fleet is reshaped for the era of post ...
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British Airways will retire its entire Jumbo jet fleet of Boeing 747
British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing's 747, said it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in the travel industry caused by the ...
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How Much Bigger Has The Boeing 747 Got Over The Years?
According to the US Centennial of Flight Commission, the 747 was built with safety as a top ... Boeing began to work on improved versions of the 747. In 1971, the manufacturer introduced the -200 ...
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Qantas and British Airways retired their Boeing 747 fleets after 50 years. Here are the jet's 12 coolest features that passengers will miss.
Still Boeing's largest passenger aircraft to this day, the 747 story began with a request from the head of Pan American World Airways, CEO Juan Trippe, for a larger jet than anything currently in ...
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Storm Ciara helps plane beat transatlantic flight record
The British Airways flight landed 80 minutes ahead of schedule Experts are hailing a British Airways flight as the fastest subsonic New York to London journey. The Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of ...