Paving the way for long-distance, high-volume air travel, the “Queen of the Skies” (as it’s been crowned), became the flagship aircraft for full-service carriers around the world, from most of the major airlines in the United States and Europe, to carriers in the Middle East, East Asia, and Australia.
But becoming the largest passenger aircraft in the skies doesn’t happen overnight.
How did the Boeing 747 concept come to be? And why is it becoming an increasingly rare sight in the skies today?
This, is the Rise and Fall of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet.
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747F Asiana • Inaugural Flight: Asia...
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747-8 Lufthansa • Bouncing Beauty! Lufth...
747-8 Cathay • Inaugural Flight: Cath...
747-8F A380 cargo • Airbus A380 & Boeing 7...
747 Philippines • Philippine Airlines RP...
Concorde • British Airways - Brem...
PanAm Commercial 1979 • 1979 Pan Am Commercial
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Pan Am Commercial • 1980s Pan Am Commercial
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747 Delta Boeing-132 Commercial - 1972 • Delta Boeing 747-132 C...
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