Boeing rolls out the 1,574th 'jumbo jet' – the final 747

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First Lady Pat Nixon christens the first Boeing 747, Dulles Airport, January 1970. Picture: The White House

By Alex Lennane

07/12/2022

It was a sad day, but yesterday Boeing’s last ever 747 left its factory in Everett, Washington, some 52 years after the first commercial “jumbo jet” was built. The 1,574^th ‘Queen of the Skies’, a 747-8F to be named Empower, is destined for Atlas Air – and then will carry cargo for Kuehne + Nagel. The Air Current has the story and pics…

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