Boeing's 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic 'Jumbo Jet', revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as 'Queen of the Skies' ended by more efficient twinjet planes.
Nearly bankrupted Boeing, before becoming a cash cow747, the original and arguably most aesthetic "Jumbo Jet", revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as "Queen of the Skies" ended by more efficient twinjet planes.in the surviving freighter version on Tuesday, 53 years after the 747's instantly recognizable humped silhouette grabbed global attention as a Pan Am passenger jet.
Designed in the late 1960s to meet demand for mass travel, the world's first twin-aisle wide body jetliner's nose and upper deck became the world's most luxurious club above the clouds. "Prior to the 747 your average family couldn't fly from the U.S. to Europe affordably," Smith told Reuters. As a Pan Am flight attendant, Linda Freier served passengers ranging from Michael Jackson to Mother Teresa.
"It was transformational across all aspects of the industry," the senior consultant at Ascend by Cirium added.Pan Am founder Juan Trippe sought to cut costs by increasing the number of seats. On a fishing trip, he challenged Boeing President William Allen to make something dwarfing the 707. After a slump during the 1970s oil crisis, the plane's heyday arrived in 1989 when Boeing introduced the 747-400 with new engines and lighter materials, making it a perfect fit to meet growing demand for trans-Pacific flights.
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