Former Boeing president Bill Allen and Pan Am CEO Juan Trippe (right) celebrate the launch of the Boeing 747 in 1968. The long-time friends sealed the deal with a simple handshake while on a fishing trip

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747 - СШАUSA - 1969

As the first twin-aisle passenger aircraft, the jumbo enabled airlines to connect people across vast distances and provide non-stop trans-oceanic flights

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747 - СШАUSA - 1969

Atlas Air was founded more than three decades ago with a single 747-200 converted freighter. In the years since, it has operated almost every variant of the jumbo

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747-8 - СШАUSA - 2010

Crowds gathered to watch the final 747 approach for a fly by following take-off from Paine Field

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747-8 - СШАUSA - 2010

Current and former employees, customers and guests attend the ceremony to mark the delivery of the last Boeing 747

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747-8 - СШАUSA - 2010

The site in Washington State has helped build every 747 ever produced. Pictured is a 747-400F example destined for KLM

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747-400 - СШАUSA - 1988