When did the Boeing 747 enter service with Pan Am?
The original 747-100 entered service on the 22nd of January 1970. Pan American Airways flew its New York to London route using Clipper Victor registration N736PA.
Questions about Boeing 747
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Who designed the Boeing 747 and when was the program initiated?
Joe Sutter left the Boeing 737 development program in 1965 to design the new aircraft. The United States Air Force began studying large strategic transport needs in March 1964 which led to the CX-HLS project.
Where is the Boeing 747 factory located and when did production start?
Boeing chose to build a new plant near Paine Field in Everett, Washington after buying the site in June 1966. The first 747 rolled out of this custom-built facility for the world press on the 30th of September 1968.
What were the final dates for Boeing 747 production and delivery?
Boeing announced termination of 747 production on the 27th of July 2016 citing insufficient demand despite having 21 firm orders. The last aircraft registration N863GT rolled off the production line on the 6th of December 2022 and was delivered to Atlas Air on the 31st of January 2023.
How many Boeing 747 aircraft were built during the entire production period?
A total of 1,574 aircraft were built during the entire production period with a program accounting reduced to 1,555 aircraft total. Sixty-five percent of all 747s have been lost in accidents and incidents resulting in 3,746 deaths.