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Boeing and Atlas Air joined thousands of people, including current and former employees, as well as customers and suppliers, to celebrate the delivery of the last Boeing 747 a Atlas, closing more than half a century of production. Press photo Boeing
The employees of Boeing who designed and built the first 747, known as the "Incredibles", returned to be honored at the factory Everett, where the journey began 747 on 1967. The factory produced 1574 aircraft during the life of the program.
"This monumental day is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees who brought to life the plane that 'shrank the world.'’ and revolutionized travel and air cargo as the first wide-body airliner.", Stan Deal said, Chairman and CEO of Boeing Commercial. planes «It is appropriate to deliver this 747-8 Final freighter to the largest operator in the 747, Atlas Air, where the 'Queen’ will continue to inspire and enhance innovation in air cargo".
Atlas Air was founded more than 30 years with a single freighter 747-200 converted and, since then, has traveled the world operating almost every type of fleet in the 747, including the Dreamlifter, the 747 Large Cargo Freighter de Boeing, for the transport of Parts of the 787 Dreamliner.
"We are grateful to Boeing for their shared commitment to safety, the quality, innovation and the environment, and for your partnership in ensuring the continued success of the program 747 as we operate the aircraft in the coming decades.".
As the first twin-aisle and "jumbo jet" airplane, the "Queen of the Skies» allowed airlines to connect people over great distances and offer non-stop transoceanic flights. Its development consolidated the role of Boeing as a leader in the commercial aviation industry. The aircraft's central design with its distinctive hump and upper deck seating has delighted generations of passengers and operators alike.. Boeing continued to improve the original design with models like the 747-400 on 1988 and the latest model 747-8 which was launched in 2005; on all models, the jet has delivered unmatched operating economy and efficiency to the travel and air cargo.
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I will never forget that day my father had a job at Mariscal Sucre for a totem pole and he took me to a bathroom for employees in front of the loading platform., there were two jumbos, -400 the KLM y -8 by Atlas Air, I felt so small among such wonderful aircraft, definitely, pure history.
And you don't have pictures of that?
An era of production and constant demand for this large-capacity aircraft is closed forever, a great legacy and memories for all of us who ever traveled in this colossus. Those memories will always remain with those of us who love aviation and we will still see them flying for a few more years until the Boeing 777-8F and Airbus A350F replace them..
A memorable article Nicholas, thanks for that.
A pleasure Carlos, really an aircraft that marked us all, the good, is that there are still many flying in the world.