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Boeing has had a presence in Everett since 1943. In 1966, plans for a factory in the area for the construction of the 747 were first announced after Boeing was awarded a contract worth US$525 million (equivalent to $4.7 billion in 2022) from Pan American World Airways to build 25 of the aircraft.
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The 747 has played a key role in Boeing's history of aerospace leadership. Production of the 747, the world's first twin-aisle airplane, began in 1967 and spanned 54 years, during which a total of 1,574 airplanes were built. At 250 ft 2 in ( 76.2 m ), the 747-8 is the longest commercial aircraft in service.
1st Boeing 747 Roll Out Ceremony Boeing Everett Factory September 30
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The final 747 is revealed during a celebration on Tuesday, in Everett. The plane was rolled out Dec. 6 from the Everett assembly factory and delivered to the customer, Atlas Air. (Annie.
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EVERETT, Wash. − Boeing 's final 747 rolled out of the company's cavernous factory north of Seattle Tuesday night as airlines' push for more fuel-efficient planes ends the more than.
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After 54 years, Boeing's iconic 747 program has officially come to an end. The final jet departed Everett's Paine Field for Cincinnati at 08:19 PST, bound for a long life of cargo service with Atlas Air.Long Live 'The Queen'. The final Boeing 747, registered as N863GT, set out on its five-hour journey early Wednesday morning following yesterday's delivery.
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CNN — More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a glamorous new jet age, helping bring affordable air travel to millions of passengers, the last-ever Boeing 747 was.
Boeing 747 (N7 470) Prototype "City of Everett" (the first jumbo jet
By the end of September 1968, Boeing's 747 prototype rolled out of the Everett plant to cheers of a crowd that had gathered to see the huge jetliner. Inside the plant, efforts continued by thousands of employees to assemble the growing number of 747s that had been ordered. By late 1967, the company had orders for 88 of the new 747s and was.
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Boeing 747. Boeing By the end of 2022, the last three 747 aircraft to ever be produced will roll out of Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington. The first Boeing 747-8F rolls off.
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EVERETT — The Queen of the Skies has left the building. On Tuesday night, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of The Boeing Co.'s assembly factory at Paine Field. Hundreds of workers gathered.
1st Boeing 747 Roll Out Ceremony Boeing Everett Factory September 30
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 21⁄2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%. In 1965, Joe Sutter left the 737 development program to design the 747.
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Boeing 747-121. The growing worldwide demand for air travel during the 1960s led Boeing to launch the 747, the first wide-body jet. Developing what was then the world's largest passenger aircraft was a formidable undertaking, requiring the company to risk much of its net worth. But the gamble paid off - over 1,500 units have been produced.
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The 747 has played a key role in Boeing's history of aerospace leadership. Production of the 747, the world's first twin-aisle airplane, began in 1967 and spanned 54 years, during which a total of 1,574 airplanes were built. At 250 ft 2 in (76.2 m), the 747-8 is the longest commercial aircraft in service.
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See Additional Media. On February 9, 1969, Boeing flies its 747 model for the first time. The jumbo jet, christened the City of Everett, is the first new Boeing transport not painted in Boeing's traditional prototype colors of brownish-copper and yellow.. Big Bird. Crowds of people gathered at Paine Field in Everett that morning to witness the flight of the largest transport plane in the world.
City of Everett This Day in Aviation
BOEING 747 DAY, as declared by the mayor of Everett, WA! 🎉 Happy 50th anniversary to the Queen of the Skies, the most iconic airplane in history! 50 years ago today, the first flight (RA-001) of the 747 prototype took to the skies of Washington state. #whyilovethe747 ️LAX 4.30.17 ️KLM 747-406 ️PH-BFS#spotterstevemsp ️ #pilotlife #.
Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory
Boeing considered building a new plant in California, but the 747's head engineer, Joe Sutter, reportedly argued against putting the facility that far away from Boeing's Seattle headquarters, because all that travel time might slow the project, according to this 2016 account in the Everett, Washington Herald. Instead, the company ended up picking the site of a former military airport in.