The last 747 built by Boeing, a 747-8F being delivered to New York-based cargo airline Atlas Air, touches down briefly at the Grant County International Airport on Tuesday. During a 54-year production run that ended in 2022, Boeing built over 1,500 747s, according to a company statement.
January 10, 2023
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The last queen of the skies
Final production 747 briefly touches down at GCIA
MOSES LAKE — The last 747 touched down briefly at the Grant County International Airport Tuesday afternoon as part of its final check before being delivered to its new owner, New York-based cargo airline Atlas Air. David Bailey, a retired former executive director of the Port of Moses Lake who began his career in aviation as a flight engineer for Boeing in the late 1960s helping to design and test the 747, was on hand to watch the last one touch down as well...