The world's third-oldest Boeing 747-100 is the Iran Air 747-100 registered, EP-IAM. The aircraft (MSN 21759) has the Line Number 381 and first flew in June 1979 before being delivered in August of ...

The Boeing 747 changed commercial aviation when it arrived in 1970. ... “United was one of the launch customers for the 747-100 and for the 747-400,” said aviation consultant Scott Hamilton.

On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet took to the sky for the very first time. With that event, commercial air travel changed forever. With the 747 and its widebody, dual-aisle ...

Tom Cole, a spokesman at Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., said original flight tests of 747s conducted in 1969 and 1970 took 747-100 models to speeds of Mach 0.99.

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030.

Like many airlines based in the United States, Delta was an early buyer of the 747. The first jet, a -100 model, was delivered in early October of 1970.

The first 747-100 from Boeing was put into service in 1970, and those first planes sold at a list price of $24 million. Adjusting for inflation, that same 747 would sell today for $146.6 million.

The first 747-100 from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was put into service in 1970, and those first planes sold at a list price of $24 million. Adjusting for inflation, that same 747 would sell today for ...

Boeing rolled the 747-100 out of its Everett wide-body aircraft plant on Sept. 30, 1968, ushering in the jumbo-jet era. It first flew on Feb. 9, 1969. Advertisement.

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.

A decade later, Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, debuted the A380, which can carry more passengers than the 747. But Airbus struggled to sell the plane and announced the end of production in 2019.