News / End of an era as the last B747 to be built takes to the skies

The last 747 to be manufactured yesterday was delivered to customer Kuehne + Nagel and Atlas Air.

The livery on the aircraft, named Empower, shows the lessor’s logo, and that of K+N subsidiary Apex Logistics.

K+N has released a video showing the making of the aircraft, and its first flight.

The Atlas-owned 747-8F is the second on a long-term charter agreement with K+N. Its board member responsible for air logistics, Yngve Ruud, said: “The names we chose for the last two iconic aircraft fit ...