Final Boeing 747 delivery

The last Boeing 747, the original “Jumbo Jet” that revolutionised air travel, has been delivered to charter carrier Atlas Air, ending 55 years of production


Dec 6, 2022: Last aircraft, 747-8F freighter, rolls off production line

Jan 31, 2023: Final plane delivered to Atlas Air
   
1967-2022: 1,574 747s built

Size of 747 requires construction of 5.6 million m2 assembly plant in Everett, Washington, world’s largest building by volume


BOEING 747 FLEET, 2023-2032
New orders 
Returning to service 
Retiring

10 	17
1
2023 	2024 	2025 	2026 	2027 	2028 	2029 	2030 	2031 	2032
17	15	9 	9	14	12	22 	25	32	24


747s in active service: 448*

269 Left in service after 10 years

Retiring in next decade


*As of Dec 2022


Sources: Reuters, NPR, Aviation Week, Boeing  
Picture: Atlas Air 
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