New Air Force One Set for Early 2026 Debut, Trump Says
Qatari 747-8 is on track to replace older VC-25s.
Qatari 747-8 is on track to replace older VC-25s.
The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s crown underlaid by the numbers “7-4-7.”
The last 747 has rolled off Boeing’s production line, but the iconic jumbo jet still has plenty of history to make.
Boeing handed over the last 747 ever made to Atlas Air on January 31, marking an end of an era for an iconic aircraft.
The last “Queen of the Skies” jumbo jet was delivered Tuesday, officially ending a 54-year production run for the aerospace giant.
From the ‘Little Looper’ to the Queen of the Skies, the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California, has cool aircraft for everyone.
The 747 Jumbo Jet has been in production since September 1968.
The penultimate 747, a freighter variant, will go to Atlas Air.
Reports indicate that presidential jets used as Air Force One will continue in their current white and two-tone blue paint scheme for the foreseeable future.
The left wing for the last 747 order reportedly has been staged on Boeing’s production line.