The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its ... I would have loved to have talked with Sutter, or Jack Waddell, Boeing’s chief test pilot who took the first 747 on its ...

However, the current president is still flying on the old 747-200 model. Now ... Trump was the one who brokered the original $3.9 billion deal with Boeing, hoping the project wouldn't exceed ...

This variant was a shortened model with a more extended range ... delayed its development. From the original variation to the 747-8, Boeing has undoubtedly increased the aircraft’s size and ...

The Boeing 747 remains a tremendously influential model. Its regal nickname is well earned. There were no wide-body airliners before it was introduced, first taking to the skies early in 1969.