Thursday, February 2, 2023
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The final 747’s flight path over Eastern Washington, according to Planefinder.
Following a festive and star-studded sendoff ceremony the previous day, the final 747 – the 1,574th overall – left its birthplace in Everett, Washington, Wednesday morning, lifting off from Paine Field at 8:19 a.m. Pacific.
- The airplane joins the all-Boeing fleet of Atlas Air, bringing its 747 fleet to 56.
The scene: On a cold, bright morning, a group of plane spotters, Boeing teammates and media watched as the final 747 took off. The flyaway followed the previous day’s celebration that was watched by about 10,000 in-person attendees and thousands more as part of a global webcast. It featured past and present Boeing leaders, customer representatives and actor/pilot/aviation enthusiast John Travolta.
What’s next: During that ceremony, John Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide president and CEO, revealed that the final 747 would take a unique, crown-shaped flight path on its way to Cincinnati, Ohio before entering the fleet.
It is certainly a fitting start to the next chapter for the airplane known far and wide as the Queen of the Skies.