"Farewell to the 747" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	31 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	31 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 Walters	31 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	31 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".
JimDuncanUK	02 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.
Old Contemptible	06 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!