More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a glamorous new jet age, helping bringing affordable air travel to millions of passengers, the last-ever Boeing 747 was scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday
, marking the start of the final chapter for the much-loved airplane. In a ceremony that will be broadcast live online at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, the aircraft will be handed over at a ceremony at Boeing’s plant in Everett, Washington, to its new owner, US air cargo operator Atlas Air.
Most of those passenger versions of the jets were grounded during the early months of the pandemic and never returned to service. Lufthansa remains the largest operator of the passenger version of the B747-8, with 19 in its current fleet and potential commitments to keep the jumbo flying passengers for years, possibly decades to come. World’s largest building The 747 has proven more popular among cargo operators.
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