After 54 years of production, Boeing rolled out its last 747 this week. The 747 was so big they called it “jumbo jet”, yet so elegant they called it the queen of the sky.

After 54 years of production, Boeing rolled out its last 747 this week. The 747 was so big they called it “jumbo jet”, yet so elegant they called it the queen of the sky.
EVERETT, Wash., July 8, 2007 — Today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] unveiled the 787 Dreamliner during a one-hour ceremony at its Everett, Wash., final assembly facility, attended by nearly15,000 employees, airline customers, supplier partners and government officials. Broadcast live via satellite worldwide and webcast, the event potentially reached 100 million or more viewers. The Boeing 787 is an all-new, technologically advanced and environmentally progressive airplane, scheduled to enter passenger service in May 2008 with Japans All Nippon Airways.”
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