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Boeing 747 aircraft had a dance floor and bar as 'pub flights' took off in 1970s
Believe it or not, passengers in the 1970s had the luxury of a fully functioning dancefloor, complete with mirrored wall when ...
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Traveling the World Was Never the Same Once the Boeing 747 Debuted
When the first Boeing 747 rolled from the hangar in Everett, Washington, 50 years ago, onlookers were stunned. The aircraft before them, gleaming in the morning sunshine, was more than double the ...
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747 Freighters Fuel Strong Maintenance Demand
Meanwhile, Atlas Air operates a significant fleet of 747 freighters, including both the 747-400F and newer 747-8Fs. According ...
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The “Father of the 747”
Seattle native Joe Sutter is best known for leading Boeing’s 4,500-member design team for the 747, the largest commercial airliner ever built. After serving in the U.S. Navy on a destroyer ...
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I visited a rare Boeing 747 that Delta saved from the scrapyard. See inside the time capsule of flying's golden age.
A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for ...