The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.

On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the beginning, everything about the plane once known as the "queen of the skies ...

The last Boeing 747 has left the factory. For over a half-century, the distinctive humped silhouette of the world’s first widebody airliner has been an iconic symbol of both Boeing and the ...

Image of the first Boeing 747 in its final stages of construction before its debut in 1969. Boeing rolled out its last 747, out of its massive factory in Everett, Washington, on Tuesday night.

The last Boeing 747, the "Queen of the Skies," has left the building. The production line ends on number 1,574.

Boeing sent the final plane in the 747 jet family to cargo airline customer Atlas Air, ending more than five decades of its production in Everett, Washington.

It was an excellent achievement for Boeing, knowing that the first order would cover over 80% of the development cost. Work on the Everett factory and the first 747 began almost simultaneously.

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 half-century ...

Boeing rolled out its 500th 747 nearly 10 years later in 1980. In 2014, Boeing delivered its 1,500th 747 to Lufthansa - making the 747 the first wide-body airplane in history to reach that milestone.

A Boeing 747-8, Boeing's new passenger plane, took its first flight on March 20, 2011, at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. After more than half a century, Boeing is rolling its last 747 out of a ...

SEATTLE – After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles — a cargo plane, a commercial ...