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Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory

Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory

 Source: Boeing

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The Final Boeing 747: Farewell, Queen of the Skies

The final delivery of the iconic jumbo jet marks the end of an era.

The first and final 747 jumbo jet models both started with a handshake deal.

Back in the mid 1960s, the leaders of Boeing Co. and PanAm came to an agreement that if the US planemaker pushed ahead with the audacious new design, the airline would in turn go ahead and buy the giant jetliner.

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