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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian31 Jan 2023 5:03 a.m. PST

…"CBS Mornings" was there in December as Vic Anderson took his dad to see the final assembly of the last "Queen of the Skies," just days before it rolled off the line…

CBS News: link

rustymusket Supporting Member of TMP31 Jan 2023 6:21 a.m. PST

They stopped making them but they are not out to pasture. I don't remember ever flying in one.

Andrew Walters31 Jan 2023 9:41 a.m. PST

I suspect they'll be around for some time. They are valuable, repairable, maintainable, upgradeable, they're not going anywhere.

Oberlindes Sol LIC Supporting Member of TMP31 Jan 2023 8:59 p.m. PST

They are valuable, repairable, maintainable, upgradeable, they're not going anywhere.

I think you should add "except around the world to every major airport" after "anywhere".

JimDuncanUK02 Feb 2023 11:17 a.m. PST

I flew with BA from San Fran to London Heathrow back in 2011 in a 747. It was a bit shoddy.

Personal logo Old Contemptible Supporting Member of TMP06 Feb 2023 11:26 p.m. PST

I flew in a Pan-Am 747 when I was in the service going home on leave. Out over the Pacific one of the engines caught fire. So we had to make an emergency landing in Guam. The Airline put me up at the Hilton (Who knew Guam had a Hilton?) for three days.

When we took off the Flight Attendant announced that there would be an open bar all the way to Hawaii. Three sailors on board and open bar!

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