The Last 747
— I had a toy Boeing 747 as a kid, and I was well excited when I boarded one for the first time on a trip to the US in 2005. I was surprised to learn this week that they have been building 747s until now. The last jumbo jet ever to be built took off from Everett yesterday, where it was built, to fly to Cincinnati. On the way, the pilots took a little detour.
Queen of the skies.
If you want to experience what air travel was like in the 90s, you should fly a 747 with Lufthansa while you still can. There is hardly any space in the overhead lockers, the seats and the entertainment system—everything really—feel like they are from a different time, and everything is shaking and squeaking during take-off.