The Boeing 747 once carried the space shuttle and is credited ... just days before it rolled off the line, made its first test flight and was bathed in about 120 gallons of paint.

A big crowd of current and former Boeing workers is expected for the final send-off. The last ... leaving SEATTLE — Turn out the lights.” An updated model — the 747-400 series — arrived ...

Once the wings ... use it to haul goods. A view inside the interior of the craft. The 747’s long life is remarkable partly because its start was so uncertain. Boeing began designing the airplane ...

Even before Boeing's 747 flew its first passengers back in 1970 ... "He turned them on, and I'll be turning them off. Means a lot to our family," Vic said. "CBS Mornings" was there in December ...

Boeing's last 747 rolled off the assembly line. Paul Weatherman/Boeing "For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent ...

Sure, aircraft like the Airbus A380 may have full-length double decks, but the 747's iconic profile remains one of a kind. Of course, the shape wasn't meant just to turn heads; it came from real ...

There are two jumbo jets registered to the country's government: a 747-400 and a larger 747-8. It also owns a Boeing 737. The 747s have "Kingdom of Morocco" written on the side in Arabic ...