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Billionaire Richard Branson calls the Boeing 747 a 'wonderful beast' after the last jumbo jet is delivered but says it was 'too expensive'
Richard Branson bid farewell to the Boeing 747, but said the daily fuel costs across the Atlantic b…
Kate Duffy
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A VIP Boeing 747 Jumbo jet that spent just 42 hours in the air is being scrapped, report says
The Boeing 747-8 was intended for a Saudi prince, but he died before it was delivered and the plane…
Ryan Hogg
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Boeing's now lost more than $2 billion on the new Air Force One planes – and has Donald Trump to blame
The company keeps bleeding cash on the project after meeting President Trump's demands and agreeing…
Polly Thompson
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See inside Coach Airways, where you can shop for clothes and sip on coffee inside a converted Boeing 747
Luxury brand Coach has opened its latest concept store in a converted Boeing 747.Coach Airways at F…
Yeji Jesse Lee
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The partial skeleton of an ancient whale shows it could've weighed nearly as much as a Boeing 747, making it one of the heaviest animals ever
Researchers found the fossil of new species of ancient whale, Perucetus colossus. It could have wei…
Jenny McGrath
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Taylor Rains
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Germany received its third VIP Airbus A350 plane, which replaced the country's old fleet of unreliable A340s
One of Germany's old government A340s had a maintenance failure that forced then-Chancellor Angela …
Taylor Rains
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Take a look at 10 of the world's largest passenger planes, from the Boeing 747-400 to the Airbus A380-800
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800.C. v. Grinsven/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
Marielle Descalsota
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More airlines are choosing single-aisle jets for flights from North America to Europe - see the full evolution of jet-powered transatlantic flying
Widebody vs narrowbody aircraftBoeing, Airbus
Taylor Rains
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I stayed in a Boeing 747 jet converted into a hotel that has beds in the engines and a wheelhouse and it was the coolest place I've ever slept
Staying at the Jumbo Stay 747 hotel in Sweden.Taylor Rains/Insider
Taylor Rains
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Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic
Richard Branson's airline cut thousands of jobs in the pandemic. More than 200 former crew members …
Pete Syme
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The last Boeing 747 has rolled off the assembly line, ending a more than 5-decade era. See 7 ways things the jumbo jet changed the industry forever.
The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line.Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images
Taylor Rains
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The iconic Boeing 747 was retired by most airlines during the pandemic, but it's still used by world governments. See the countries flying the jumbo jet.
The latest nation to take ownership of the Queen of the Skies is Egypt, which was the mystery buyer…
Taylor Rains
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Boeing just announced the definitive end of the legendary 747 as cargo giant Atlas Air places an order for the final 4 planes
Cargo airlines have carried the Boeing 747 program this far but the iconic aircraft's days are now …
Thomas Pallini
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A startup wants to build the world's largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look
Radia, a Colorado-based startup, wants to build a cargo plane the length of a football field to del…
Lloyd Lee,Taylor Rains
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Boeing ending production of the 747 means cargo carriers will lose a key feature and be left scrambling when it's gone
Passenger airlines have been all too eager to say goodbye to jets like the 747 in recent years thro…
Thomas Pallini
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Double-decker planes are going extinct as Airbus and Boeing discontinue their largest models. Here's why airlines are abandoning 4-engine jets.
The Boeing 747 has survived over 50 years but its days are numbered as smaller planes become the fa…
Thomas Pallini
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The 747 jumbo jet ushered in the modern era of air travel, but it won't be around for the industry's recovery — Boeing will cease production in 2022
Boeing said it will end production of the famous 747 jumbojet as the coronavirus pandemic decimates…
David Slotnick
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Biden will be the first president to use the new Air Force One - here's what we know about the $5.3 billion aircraft
President Trump pushed for a cheaper replacement program, resulting in the purchase of jets intende…
Thomas Pallini
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Qantas and British Airways retired their Boeing 747 fleets after 50 years. Here are the jet's 12 coolest features that passengers will miss.
Many of the jet's best features came as a result of its massive size and unique design, including t…