Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.

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Delta, along with United and American ... However, the introduction of larger commercial airliners like the Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747, with greater speed and increased underfloor cargo capacity ...

Delta is set to fly a fleet of 40 ... but dozens of international airlines have the ER in their fleets. The Boeing 747-8 is the last in a long line of game-changing double-decker aircraft. Following ...

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Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." But the "Queen of the ...