The Last 747
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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Raycon - 1:12
747-8I Customers - 2:23
The Case for Lufthansa - 3:30
The Case for Air China - 4:42
747-8I Retirement Window - 6:17
Air Force One - 7:18
What about freighters? - 8:41
Takeaways - 11:11
Outro - 11:43
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Today is a historic day for the aviation world. I’m here in Everett, Washington, and in just a few hours, this 747 - the last one ever built - will officially be delivered to Atlas Air. This has been a moment of celebration; I’m joined by hundreds of current and former Boeing employees, the very people who’ve worked to make the 747 a legend. And they’ve put on one hell of a party to honor the queen.
But there’s also this sense of melancholy in the air. After all, this marks the conclusion to the most successful airplane program in history. And with less and less jumbos gracing the skies every single year, it’s clear the jet’s entered its twilight years. In response, avgeeks worldwide have clamored to book flights on the 747, in an effort to fly it one last time. And all of this has got me thinking - how much time do we have? When will the very last 747 actually be retired, and who will be the one to fly it? Let me explain…
#747 #Boeing 
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747 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
@@rosstheboss8633 make sure he is safely to arrival please.
Make a video on India buying 470 Aircrafts. the biggest deal in the history of Aircraft Purchase
She was a fine lady. She will never be forgotten.
"She"??...
Funny how in the English language the 747 genre is female and in Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian it's a male 😆
@@guleiro actually it isn't just the 747. it's planes, trains, and boats. interesting.
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That is indeed true 😄
Well there's plenty still flying. I hope the maintenance/AP folks don't forget them...
I love a380 more
The 747 has always been my favorite airplane, ever since I was a young boy. It was the 747 that sparked my interest in aviation when I was so young and has been an inspiration for my whole life so far, including to the present day in which I'm a flight test engineer for Boeing. This was such a great video and thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Am I the only one who flies regularly but has never been on a 747? I fly monthly on 8-9 hour flights
me too
@@BlueGamingMinecraft Only because most airlines have retired them by now. Unless you fly Lufthansa or Korean Air
Flew on a KLM 747-400 back in 2015 from Schipol to Nairobi. One of the smoothest flights I’ve ever experienced. Have since lost the picture I took of that day which bugs the life out of me, but I’ll be flying on a -8 asap
Being born in Sweden with a Kenyan family (Kenyan mother, Swedish father), I flew that exact route with the 747-400 alot as a child. Every summer we used to take a 737 from Stockholm at 0630 followed by the trip’s highlight: the 747-400. I’ve also flown the Thai 744 and LH 748 in the meanwhile, but my most memorable experience was on one of those flights, when the turbulence was so severe that people were screaming like mad! I can’t imagine any of those passengers would have wanted an A321LR or similar. After landing, my mum let everyone else go off to calm the nerves a bit, but when we left the aircraft only the crew bus was there. So we got to go in the same bus as the crew, and I distinctly remember asking the first officer’s reply being “I didn’t think we’d make it”. Now everyone else was laughing, but this scared me shitless as a 12 year old haha! Also remember flying in Business Class for the first time, on the upper 747 deck with my father on the return night flight. And now I’m about to (purposefully) recreate those flights in less than a month - but this time it’s gonna be on a 777. Man I’ve got some good memories with that plane.
Now, my next wish is to fly the A340 before they disappear! Hope there’s a LH destination somewhere with the A346 from MUC and A343 from FRA lol
I've flown on the 47 many many times. Both the passenger version and the freighter. I flew for Southern Air Transport, though I never flew the 47. But she is a true gentle giant.
I told my husband we need to go visit Korea (where he lived for a few years). I would plan a trip to Hawaii for a few days (to break up the long flight) then take one of their remaining KoreanAir 747's from HNL to SEOUL. I was lucky to watch it take off from HNL back in November. Such a beautiful Livery! So I guess I have less than 8 years to plan that trip! :)
Funny enough, when he first few to and from Korea back in 2002, he flew on a 747 both ways from Seattle. Lucky him!
I’d consider myself to watch ANY airplane take off from Honolulu. That would mean that I was in Hawaii. . . instead of freezing my ass off in Canada 😉
@@dewiz9596 Haha yah I went in November to escape the Utah snow. It was nice! Definitely worth it if you can! And there's a great spotting area at the end of a road with great views of take offs and landings!
I took the boeing tour years ago but it was so cool to see where some of the planes are built. Highly recommend.
They closed down the tour such a bummer
It's closed right now :( I heard they will reopen it when they start production of other planes in the currently empty bays.
If you're ever in Korea, Ulsan city tours gives you a tour of the Hyundai plant as well as the shipyards. Best $6 I ever spent.
@@the_kombinator I did. Last times my sister’s advice to transfer from Korea to Toronto that someone’s arrange for me. I knows that already. I knew that person’s will show up soon.
@@elsahelgason6609 I'm not sure what that means - did you reply to the right thread?
I've flown all over the world, many thousands of air miles, over the last half century, on nearly every type of airliner from the DC-3 to the 787. My all-time favorite is the 747. I've crossed the Atlantic and Pacific, flown Asia to Europe, and across the US on these birds. There's just something about the graceful lines, the way they roll off and onto the runway, and the stability they have in flight that makes them a joy to travel on. Nothing else even comes close.
pretty cool. My job took me overseas a few times . In Alaska I flew in all types of fixed and rotary wing aircraft as a passenger doing my job. I never flew in a DC3 but flew in a C47 that towed gliders on DDay for the RCAF. One job was working for the FAA on a communications contract all over the state at radar sites, airports and at Anchorage and Seattle Center. We would charter Citations and Conquest quite a bit there. I worked at P&WA a few years in the late 1970s assembling JT8s and JT9s. Before that I was an avionics tech on P3 Orions. I even had an7ECA Champ I bought and learned to fly 40 years ago. I haven’t been up in the air since 2014 now.
My memories of this are relatively hazy, but I actually flew on an Air China 747-400 from Beijing Capital to Vancouver back in June of 2012. Sat on the lower deck like any economy passenger. Can't remember if I sat with my family on the window seat or the middle rows.
I do hope to fly on the passenger 747s again a few more times before they're all gone in the future!
Love how you take advantage of your new freedom and personally go to the places where these stories happen! Great job!
I do knowing my husband’s well.
I flew a Lufthansa 747 from Chicago to Frankfort am Main in 2012. What a treat! The whole crew was so good and proud of this beauty!
Frankfurt
on the upper deck I hope
Honestly, as a 747 fan I was expecting to get depressed by this video about "the last 747," but quite the opposite is true: it really made my day! I'm 55 yo, and I find it extremely comforting to know that I'll certainly leave this world before the Queen does! In other words, as I close my eyes for good, she may be flying overhead, as if marking the passing of one of her many friends and admirers.
Thanks for this wonderful video!
My father was a career. Marine, as a child, we flew all over the world regularly on the 747. 1993 was the last flew on a 747. Flying in the 70s and 80s had a grander feel. It was the highlight of any trip or move we were making. I will miss flying and seeing this great plane as much moving forward. Over 50 years of service is remarkable. It will be missed. Thank you for your great videos.
Boeing engineer here! Will truly miss 747! Hope to fly on it someday
what'd you work on?
@@cobyexplanes Internal softwares which mostly help site engineers for configuration of commercial/defence planes
Truly! a big mistake for Boeing to be doing especially since it lost its luster to the likes of Airbus, The 747 is not only the best machine in the skies but the most beautiful as well. I will miss her greatly.
An amazing machine to have worked on and people to have worked with. Cheers to our Boeing team.
As a Kenyan, you have no idea how happy I was to see Kenya airways at 2.43
its a great looking plane ◡̈
I took two 747s on a one way trip to Tokyo, with a stopover in Taipei. The seats were comfy enough to drift off sitting up. In Taipei, I saw my aircraft being pulled up to the gate. These birds are a wonder to behold and be transported by.
The 747 have outlasted and outsold all of her competitors in history. In fact all the DC-10, L-1011, MD-11, A340, and A380 in the world combined had sold less than the 747. She's truly the Queen of the Skies.
Not exactly. The 777 across all it's variants has sold 600 more than the 747
I can remember seeing my first 747, it was in the very early '70's. I was attending the University of Central Florida (Florida Technological University at the time) and a few friends and I took a trip to Tampa International Airport just to see this new aircraft. We were on the 3rd floor of the AP looking straight into the cockpit. It was many years later before I actually got to fly in one.
In the mid-2000's we flew in them several times going to Taiwan and China. On the last trip, I got to fly first class. Normally I had to fly coach, but a friend I was traveling with had a slew of expiring frequent flier miles.
I really wish I could've been there to see the last 747. It's the plane that had gotten me back into aviation and caused me to switch my major back in my early college days. If it weren't for it, I wouldn't be where I'm at right now. The 747 is my favorite plane and it still continues to inspire me. I just hope I can fly on her one day.
I remember when the last British Airways 747 left Heathrow. The final chat between ATC and pilots, so stoic, so heart wrenching😢
BOAC 747 from MIA to Shannon Ireland..late 60's. I was a pre-teen, but will never forget. Glad to hear it will eventually out live me. Totally fabulous machine. Hope the folks in 2070's will see this and appreciate history.
I remember flying the 747 the summer before my freshman year of high school. It was my first time traveling by myself and I was headed to Israel for a summer camp. This was the summer of 2001 so right before 9/11 but the second intifada had just begun in Israel so there were a lot of fears around traveling in the area.
It was a very peculiar flight; there were maybe 100 passengers total on the plane so I had an entire row of 4 seats to myself to stretch out, plenty of room for comfort on the 12-14 hour flight. It was also before the days of on-demand entertainment but the flight did have movies playing and headsets were available from the crew.
I ended up watching Along Came a Spider 3 times back to back. Quite memorable as my last time flying on a 747.
My dad worked for UAL and we got to take a special tour of the first 747 to come to SFO. It was cool.
We also flew to Hawaii many times (SA). Always First Class. I even remember when there was a lounge in the hump. Many, many fond memories of The Queen of the Skies.
Hail the Jumbo Jet - the One and Only Boeing 747. And, we wouldn't forget to look up ... in the sky ... to the Jumbo 🙂🙂. Nice to know that they are still going to be around for decades.
Great video.
My first trip to London when I was 16 was a TWA 747. I was astonished by the size inside. The massive width of the cabin, it's high ceilings, the time it took to walk it's length. A few years (and many many 747 flights later) I became a Flight Attendant for TWA out of JFK and got to work countless trips to Europe, the Middle East, and Hawaii on the 747. I remember loving walking the tarmac under the massive wings and ridiculously tall vertical stabilizer; not to mention several photo ops standing in the engine nacelles!
I already miss the 747 - an extraordinary machine on so many levels.
Im beyond glad i got to fly on a delta 747-400 to hawaii back in 2014 before their retirement. Definitely a core memory of mine. Itll be sad to see them slowly disappear.
My first, and so far only, pax 747 flight was on a UA -100 back in the ‘80s on a flight to Hawaii. It was probably the best flight I’ve ever taken. I all sorts of 747 things around the house including actual cockpit flight operations manuals and even the Pan Am View-master reels from the early ‘70s. For some reason I haven’t flown this aircraft on MSFS despite owning that program since day one.
I do have plenty of time working with the 747 in airline operations, including one day having to work as a cabin cleaner when our cleaning contractor went on strike. I kept cleaning cabin after cabin after cabin and never found the back of that airplane. Plenty of time was also spent on the ramp, both in pax and freight operations. I have the distinction of banging up Singapore’s then fairly new 9V-SFN twice in the same night (neither incident technically my fault, but I was at the in-plane controls for both), both incidents fixed up with a smattering of speed tape. Working that aircraft was a dream in comparison to the other common freighters we dealt with at the time, the DC-10 and MD-11. Better loading options because of the cargo door behind the wing (even when not using the nose door), easier CG management, full cargo handling system, nose gear that was vertical and an APU that didn’t torture the crew by blasting down onto the ramp.
I am currently working with Lufthansa in the world of air freight, albeit at a smaller airport that doesn’t have any freighter operations. I’m hoping to use this connection to get a flight to Germany on a 747 someday, allowing me to say that I’ve flown on the earliest and latest 747 variants. Even though I may have direct lights from my city I’ll happily take any rerouting necessary to fly on the Queen one more time.
I was fortunate. In the 70's and 80's I flew for work a lot. A LOT. I would be on a 747 2 or 3 times a week for several years. Loved that plane.
First flight on a 747 , was with BOAC in 1973 . As a 12 year old I was blown away by the size of it ....
Flew a few 747-400s in the last decade, I was glad for the opportunity.
I've flown this beauty a long time ago from Frankfurt to Chicago and yes, it was Lufthansa. It was love at first sight 😀I've flown many other planes ever since, but this one is THE ONE. I have a large diecast model of it with me now. Hope to hop onto a flight in this plane before it is history.
I worked on the 747 program for 30 years and is Sad to see the end of an era….Viva the 747 🥲🥲🥲
I flew the SAS 747 "Huge Viking" in 1972 when I was just shy of 14. I was accompanying my father, an airline executive with Eastern Airlines on the way to a computer networking conference in Copenhagen, so we flew in first class. I flew a lot in those days but this was by far the BEST flight experience of my entire life! I recall the slow, long, powerful stride down the runway on takeoff at 10pm from JFK, the amazing cuisine they served and fantastic service we received all night long, treat after treat. I was even allowed to drink a little sherry in order to get to sleep. Which I couldn't, because I was so excited. I spent most of the night alone in the upper deck lounge, looking out at the night, the dawn and then the icebergs below. It was totally worth the jetlag I experienced the next day. I only wish our return to America had been aboard the "Huge Viking" but it was onboard a DC-8, a huge letdown, alas. I have such fond memories of that flight and really regret I never got to fly another 747.
man that sounds like an awesome trip - did they not have seats on the upper deck at that time?
@@cobyexplanes On Scandinavian they did not have passenger seats and if I recall properly neither did anybody else. Keep in mind that the original 747's upper deck was not huge. My memory of the upper lounge is not as clear but I believe was configured with sofa-type seating facing inwards with small tables in between them. I believe there was also a bar up there too. Not an open bar with access to teenaged me unfortunately. :)
I've never had the opportunity to fly on the 747 but the L-1011 has a place in my heart just from flying it on DL as a kid so much throughout the US. Hopefully I will get to fly the 747 someday but the next time I fly a widebody it'll be a 787 in a few months.
I'm glad to have had the honor of building the last three. The factory looks so empty without the giant 747 sitting in position.
I was a passenger on a 747 once. I'm now glad that I had that experience since I have become obsessed with commercial flight. I missed my opportunity with the Concorde and I am truly annoyed I did not realize I could have done it. I appreciate the work horse the 747 has become! Truly a great freighter! Getting us all the goods we expect next day. Great video! Thanks.
my last 747 flight was on a 747-138. It was Aer Lingus EI-ASJ, the Saint Colm Cille in August 1989. I never thought that would be the last time. I miss the Colm Cille and the Saint Patrick, EI-ASI.
Got to fly on Atlas a couple times…took the ole Rotator flight from BWI to Incirlik AB in Turkey, and again back home. Oh, the memories. That was the only plane I was ever comfortable on…this gargantuan behemoth taking a young, scared me to an unknown part of the world with hundreds of strangers. 16 months later I popped as many prescription pills I dared and boarded the same plane. We took off, and I mean it when I was at total peace-the plane could’ve been shot down then and there-we finally left that miserable place. 😅😑
Absolutely well presented video. Enjoying your work.
I was in the high school band that played the fanfare as the first 747 rolled out those BIG doors in 1968.
Such a great looking aircraft...Miss seeing it around...
Hey Coby. If my memory serves me correctly, Sam Chui was on a Qantas long distance test flight of an A350 with Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Sam asked Alan what his favorite aircraft is. Alan responded, "The 747" to which Sam faced the camera grinning ear to ear with 2 👍👍! There will never be another Queen of the Skies. The A380 was just a real big plane, but it didn't dethrone the 747!
The flight from London to Seattle,was,my immigration flight BA49, 747-400 with a special tail livery as British flew them in the 90s…. Flew later first class and that was epic! The 747 was the only plane in the many many I’ve flown in, showing me what true thrust is! Her take speed,is unmatched in my experience!
My favorite airplane is the Boeing 747! When the 747-8 came out with its massive new engines it became my favorite airplane of all time! It’s sad to see the Queen of the Skies last plane leave the facility, but I’m glad it will be flying on. I can’t wait to fly on a jumbo jet (747) soon. Congratulations Boeing for building the best and iconic airplane in the world! Godspeed Boeing, Godspeed.
I first flew in a 747 in 1982 from Guam to Hawaii to LAX on board PanAm. I also flew on one with Braniff airlines.
Very nice review… I first flew on a Northwest 747 in 1972 from Miami to Minneapolis… delightful! It was huge and so comfortable. Next 2 times were in 1977 on British Airways from New York JFK to London Heathrow… then back on British Airways from New Dehli to London Heathrow via Frankfurt.. that 747 originated in Hong Kong to Singapore to New Delhi then to Frankfurt and London.. crossed over half the Earth! And the food was delightful! menus, clean air… it was heaven.. love The Queen!
Great video.Enjoyed the video! Great job Coby!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I see you read my comment! That's the first.l know now that you read your comments when possible! Great job Coby.Take care bro.Lee Crolley,lll
Coby, a question,Dec.2022 I sent a little Christmas package to you addressed to the Patron office in San Francisco.I hope that they were able to get it to you! I never heard from you as if you received it! I hope you did! Take care and hope to hear from you. LeeCrolley III
Done 2x return trips on BA 747s. Beautiful plane and definitely a memorable experience. Last time was in 2009 but still remember lifting off from Toronto and banking steeply over the city lights at night. I'd love to go on a Lufthansa one before they go!
I remember flying the 747-400ER in 2015 from Sydney to Las Angeles, smooth ride and a smooth landing, sad to see the 400ER retired so early because of covid (they were only 10 years old) but the cargo versions of the -400F, -400ERF and the -8F will fly for a long time and hopefully will have 30+ years flying with atlas air, UPS and more!
The last time I flew in a 747 was from JFK to Barbados on Pan-Am. An amazing experience for certain. Especially since getting off the plane in Barbados involved a step truck. I will never forget the up close view of the Queen of the skies. It was a slow climb down those stairs, I just had to take in all of her beauty.
this was awesome!! always loved the 747 as a kid, had a poster on my wall haha
The last time I flew on a 747 was in August of 2017, when I flew with Lufthansa for a stopover in Frankfurt to begin my study abroad semester in Prague! Loved it. Seeing the curvature of the aircraft sitting at the front of economy really took my breath away!
I have flown all over the world. Always wanted to fly on the Queen of the skies. But never had. Flown on DC 8, DC 9, DC 10, 717, 727, 737, 757 ,767, 777, 787, A320, A 330, A340. A350. Missed out somewhere but also flown on Tri star . Never got on concorde either
My one and only flight on a 74 was February 10, 1980. LA to Honolulu on Braniff. A week from tomorrow will be the 43rd anniversary of that flight. I'll never forget how big that plane was inside! My assigned seat was seat A in front of the wings. Too bad I didn't have a cell phone back then.
Great video, Coby!
I worked for four years, in the early seventies, as a cabin attendant on the first B747's ... on the 200 and the SP versions. Great planes, and the SP was an exceptional aircraft.
The power blew me away, and the great whining sounds during take-off still ring in my ears...
I also worked on the B707, 727 and 737, and the first Airbus, the A300. The Boeing hegemony would be broken by this upstart in the airline manufacturing business
Coby, guess which airline I worked for...
Clue: With the SP we could fly around the African bulge then...
The 747 is a legend in civil aviation.
😥We miss you, 747. You are beautiful
As always great video. I wish I would have known you were at the factory that day I would have loved to meet you. Keep up the great work.
My dad, working for United Airlines, took me and my brother to Seattle and Boeing Field in 1968 where I sat in the left-hand pilots seat of the prototype 747. We later watched from the side of the runway as a Pan Am 747 landed in front of us. Once parked, we went onboard and I remember the plastic coverings on the seats, and that new airplane smell! Wish I had an iPhone back then to record the experience.
Only Time I flew a 747 was a UA 747-4 from SFO to NRT, right before she was retired. I specifically booked IAH-SFO-NRT to take a ride on her.
It was great. I hope I get a chance to fly the 747-8 in the future, LH flies them to Argentina which is nearby...(I'm from Uruguay)
I flew on 747s in the 90s and early 00's. I remember having to watch a TV that flipped down from the ceiling, and I remember being envious of people that got to sit upstairs.
have flown on 747s at least 20 times: SAA, Korean, TAP, THAI, Singapore Airlines, QANTAS. Love the Queens....thanks for your video
In 2002, I flew on a QANTAS 747-400 from LAX to SYD. For reasons I don't remember, we had to board the plane from the tarmac. Just taking the bus out and seeing this massive aircraft sitting there was so cool. On this flight I managed to take a nap and wake up about 7hrs in. At this point, it was the longest flight I'd ever been on, and it was only half way. I redid this trip in 2016 but on a 787, which was a much better experience for someone who suffers from dry eyes.
Also in 2002, I had the chance to fly an EVA Air 747 Combi from EWR-SEA-Taipei. It was strange, as it felt like a giant 747 in the front, with the back half missing, but replaced by a giant wall, not the normal taper.
I think I also flew on a QANTAS 747-300, a few British Airways, and a Swiss Air 747 in the mid-90's - early 2000's.
I love flying because of the 747. Have many memories as a kid flying on them so it hurts to see it end.
The last time I flew on a 747 was from IAD/Washington Dulles-Frankfurt on Lufthansa about 10 years ago. The people traveling with me didn't like it that much, but I did, maybe because I liked the big plane experience and because LH gives you pretty good food. Would love to fly again!
I was blessed to fly the 747 twice. LAX to SYD, and AUK to LAX. And the AUK to LAX leg was on Qantas "Wunula Dreaming" i almost fainted when the plane pulled up to the gate. I am now planning a trip on a LH 747-8. Unfortunately I was never able to hitch a ride on a classic 747, but I still have plenty of time for the -8. Beijing, Seoul and Berlin! Here I come!!! She is my favorite plane to date by far, with the 767-400, 777, 787, and A350 not far behind.
My first flight on a 747 was in 1971. Have been on many, many since then and have loved every one! Have been in upper deck a few times, but I prefer seats on the lower deck near the nose. I have been on many flights a "little" further back in the plane, too. It is a wonderful plane. Sorry to see it go. Sounds like it will be flying long after I am gone, though.
Amazing video Cody!
Great content, Coby! Long live the Queen!
The last time I flew in a beautiful 747 was back in 1982 from London to Hong Kong. In those days, Kai Tak was still in use! An excellent flight and an extremely skillful landing.
I've flown on 747s with Pan Am and Lufthansa. Wonderful plane. The last one I was inside was actually the very first 747, the prototype on exhibit at Seattle's Museum of Flight.
Love the 747. She'll always be the queen of the skies. Love your video on the 747s. I have been fortunate to have flown in the Queen. My last trip in her was on Singapore Airlines 747 - 400 from JFK in New York to Changi Airport in Singapore via Frankfurt Germany back in December of 2001. Before that I flew on Lufthansa's 747 from Kingston Ja.maica to JFK New York back in 1978
Seems like you're due for another trip ◡̈
I flew on 747s operated by TWA, Alitalia, China Airlines, British Airways, and PanAm. I remember walking up the stairs to a TWA flight and seeing the big Pratt&Whitney eagle logo that said “Dependable Engines”. My thought was that’s exactly what I want. The big bird never let me down.
I have no country’s lines recognition by the invisible line from the Globalization at all. We should treated each one is different groups of the families; when you fly the panes that you can’t separate the lands and peoples. Seeking you all working so enjoying to each others made me feels trusting you all doing without me suggest; that’s the professional to be born on earth’s. it didn’t means your education; all is hands touching to knows how much you really understand the planes as your new born baby’s born so happily with muscles. I’m enjoying of the teams works that you all had. Impressive and Appreciate of you all with my loves xoxoxo
Always has been my favorite plane. Still hope to ride on one again before they are all retired.
It was amazing i love it and I miss it
Excellent video and very well told story. Long live Queen!
I think i can safely assume that this beauty is the most iconic aircraft ever built
For me it shares that spot with Concorde and Supermarine Spitfire.
First flew Pan Am 747 JFK to Amsterdam in July 1970 when the seating was still 9 across. Flew Braniffs Big Orange Dallas to Honolulu, Americans with the piano lounge Newark to San Juan, many trips United to Honolulu. Wow, those were great days in airline travel.
Hi Coby, I disagree with you on the Cargo Aircraft being less affected by Jet Fuel prices. Most cargo is not flying at the high express revenue as it does with the likes of Fedex or UPS. Cargo will quicky shift to more efficient twin-engine aircraft because of this. However is my believe that the 747F will continue to operate for many more years to come, as a niche aircraft to deal with special and oversized Cargo, similar to the AN225 has been doing until recently. Its good to have the Queen of the Skies around for many more years, she is a beauty!!!!
@ 2:42 that bird is so pretty.. they're really the pride of Africa. Respect+
Flew it 5 times, magical
I had a great flight on Pan Am 747 JFK-MAD as a jump seat rider. Great fun riding on the flight deck for the takeoff and landing, and during cruise in First Class. Great combination of Pan Am as the launch customer for the 747, and having the opportunity to jump seat on my favorite plane of all time. I spent most of my flying career flying Boeing's light twin trainer the 737, not a bad choice while chasing my dream while flying for a great airline at Southwest Airlines. Boeing built some great planes that safely delivered an accident free flying career of over 30 years, and great memories.
awesome video
my first commercial flight was on a B747-200 more than 40 years ago. I've flown on all variants since except the 747-8 so I hope I will get the chance to tick that off my bucket list
Good to know it will outlive me!!
I remember having a middle row to myself on a 747 back from greece back in 2001 and watching the Nutty professor I just layed out and enjoyed my movies on the ride in the big bird.
I felt quite sad watching clips of the ceremony. Never thought I’d feel that way over a plane.
Excellent video Coby, I feel so much happier now knowing that the Queen will outlive me! Long live the Queen 👑👑👑👑👑
This is your best episode yet and you look so cool 👌
thanks :) should i do more videos where I appear in them?
Last flew on a 747 in 2003 on a flight from ATL to Tokyo...prior to that I flew a 747 in 2002 from Seoul Korea to Anchorage AK. I felt like I was in a huge apartment...very comfortable plane.
She was the first aircraft I ever flew in, and I've been lucky to fly in the 300, 400 and - 8's, sitting upstairs and downstairs. I'm now an aircraft engineer, so she certainly left an impression!
Growing up the 747 was my favourite aircraft. I’ve flown on a few in my short time. Qantas is always good but also liked British airways.
The first time I flew on a 747 was between LHR-JFK on BA. It also happened to be my first time in New York.
It’s true about the long lifespan of freighters. I’m on the approach to Newark Airpot I see a lot of MD-11 and 767 freighters still in service.
My last flight on a B747 was my last flight before 9/11 - May 2001, MSP-AMS with KLM - haven’t flown one since, unfortunately.
It was a beast!!
Loved that plane. When the pilots first flew the big bird, they had somewhat of a hard time getting her to land she was so buoyant. My other fond memory is of the Concorde.
What a fitting end, since it was originally meant to be a cargo plane in the first place. It now finishes its last leg as its intended service.