Boeing and Atlas Air joined thousands of people, including current and former employees, así as customers and suppliers, to celebrate the delivery of úlast Boeing 747 a Atlas, closing más half a century of productionón. Press photo Boeing
The employees of Boeing what did you sayñthey plowed and built the first 747, known as the «Increíbles», They returned to be honored in the fábrica de Everett, where did it startó the journey of 747 on 1967. Day fábrica produced 1574 aircraft during the life of the program.
«Is DíThe monumental is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees who brought the aircraft to life.ón that 'shrinkó the world’ and revolutionó travel and cargoérea like the first avión widebody», Stan Deal said, Chairman and CEO of Boeing Commercial. planes «It is appropriate to deliver this 747-8 Freighter final al operador más big of the 747, Atlas Air, where the 'Queen’ Continueá inspiring and promoting innovationón in the load aérea».
Atlas Air se fundó m agoás de 30 añyou 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, the innovationón and the environment, and for his associationón to guarantee the écontinued success of the program 747 as we operate the avión in the próximas dérock».
like the first avión double aisle and «jumbo jet», the «Queen of the Skies» allowó to the airíYou want to connect people throughés of long distances and offer transoce flightsáunique non-stop. Its development consolidatedó the role of Boeing like himíder of the aviation industryón commercial. He saysñor avi centralón with its distinctive hump and upper deck seating has delighted generations of passengers and operators alike. Boeing continuó improving the designñor original with models like the 747-400 on 1988 and the úlatest model 747-8 that was launchedó on 2005; on all models, the jet has provided an economyíunrivaled operational and efficiency for the travel and charge toérea.
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.