The last Boeing 747 has been built, closing out a production run of over 50 years.. As reported by Business Insider, cargo operator Atlas Air will take delivery of the final aircraft, number #1574 ...

Dubbed the “Jumbo Jet” by the media, the 747-100 was about 1.5 times as large as a Boeing 707 and could carry 440 passengers compared to the 707’s modest 189 headcount.

Boeing 707: Before the 747, there was its older sibling, the 707. This jet ushered in the age of commercial air travel and was the dominant passenger airplane of the 1960s.

When the last 747 is complete, it will be the 1,574th jumbo jet Boeing has made in the over 54 years of the program. ... Pan Am Boeing 707 and Boeing 747 Underwood Archives/Getty Images ...

All of this didn’t start with the 747, of course. The Boeing 707, the leading airliner of the early Jet Age, had its own important role. (One example: Hawaii had just 171,367 visitors in 1958, ...

Boeing just produced its last-ever Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which will be delivered to cargo giant Atlas Air. The first Queen of the Skies was built for Pan Am, taking its maiden commercial flight ...

As epoch-ending statements go, this one was stealthy and carefully modulated: “It is reasonably possible that we could decide to end production of the 747.”. And so it slipped out, in a filing ...

The golden age of flight. The 747 was – and is – probably the most easily recognizable jet airliner. While most people would have a hard time distinguishing between a Boeing 707 and a DC-8 ...

As a pilot I know how great this plane is to fly,” said Travolta, who is licensed to fly the 707, 737 and 747 models. Since 1969, more than 1,500 of the six-story tall, four-engine jets, built ...

Boeing 707: Before the 747, there was its older sibling, the 707. This jet ushered in the age of commercial air travel and was the dominant passenger airplane of the 1960s.