AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – Today is a very sad day in KLM’s 100-year history and for aviation history in general as KLM will say goodbye today to the most beautiful airliner ever made – the iconic KLM Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, also known as the Queen of the skies. The City of Tokyo will touchdown at Amsterdam Schiphol for the last time ever, much earlier … Continue reading SAD FAREWELL FOR KLM BOEING 747
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – KLM has said farewell once again to one of their Boeing 747s – the City of Jakarta with registration PH-BFI. The Queen of the skies departed from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for the last time in the morning of December 27, 2019. The last flight was to Teruel Airport in Spain, where the aircraft will be stripped of valuable parts and then demolished. … Continue reading KLM HAS SAID FAREWELL ONCE AGAIN TO A BOEING 747
SEATTLE – Today we remember Boeing icon Joe Sutter. He passed away 3 years ago on August 30, 2016 at the age of 95. In the mid-60s, Sutter led the team that designed the Boeing 747. He was given the nickname “Father of the 747”. Father of the 747 Joseph Frederick “Joe” Sutter (March 21, 1921 – August 30, 2016) was an American engineer for the Boeing Airline … Continue reading REMEMBERING JOE SUTTER, ‘FATHER OF THE BOEING 747’
SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA – The American Boeing 747 Supertanker was filmed dropping water on wildfires in Bolivia’s department of Santa Cruz on Friday. A record number of fires have been raging through the Amazon rainforest most of which is located in Brazil, but the fires also stretches into Bolivia and several other countries. The aircraft with a crew of 14 began its mission on Friday … Continue reading FIREFIGHTING BOEING 747 SUPERTANKER JOINS BATTLE AGAINST AMAZON WILDFIRES
AMSTERDAM – One of the four engines of a Cargolux Italia B747 to Amsterdam was shut down during its flight to Amsterdam on Sunday. The B747 continued and landed safely at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. Cargolux Italia Boeing 747-400 freighter – registration LX-TCV – performing Flight CV-7156 from Nairobi to Amsterdam, was descending through FL310 towards Amsterdam when the crew reported failure of … Continue reading ENGINE FAILURE OF CARGOLUX ITALIA B747 DURING FLIGHT TO AMSTERDAM
LOS ANGELES – Anyone who has always dreamed of owning their own luxury Boeing 747; this is your chance to buy one of Japan’s two former government aircraft. It’s for sale now for 28 million dollars (about 25 million euros). A company in California is selling this beautiful Queen of the Skies. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe flew on this Jumbo Jet many times, even … Continue reading THE FORMER JAPANESE ‘AIR FORCE ONE’ IS UP FOR SALE
FAIRFORD, ENGLAND – British Airways’ special-liveried Boeing 747 took to the skies alongside the Red Arrows in a spectacular fly by at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo. The Boeing 747 has been painted in the colours of the airline’s predecessor – British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) – to mark its centenary celebrations this year. Last week The Red Arrows took to the skies in … Continue reading SPECTACULAR FLYBY BRITISH AIRWAYS B747 WITH THE RAF RED ARROWS AT RIAT 2019
LOS ANGELES / March 19, 2019 – A dog was found dead at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday in the cargo hold of a KLM B747 on Flight KL601 from Amsterdam to Los Angeles. The dog died due to lack of oxygen. According to TMZ, airline sources told that the dog – which looks like a husky – was found dead Tuesday afternoon … Continue reading DOG DIES DURING KLM FLIGHT FROM AMSTERDAM TO LA
DOHA – A Boeing 747-200F (reg.no. EP-FAB) of the Iranian Cargo Airline Fars Air Qeshm was damaged on Saturday night at Doha Airport in Qatar. Reportedly, the handling agents unloaded too much cargo from the front of the aircraft, causing the center of gravity to slide backwards and the B747’s nose to tilt. It’s the only Fars Air Qeshm 747 aircraft. Western intelligence services have … Continue reading IRANIAN B747 CARGO AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN QATAR AFTER UNLOADING ERROR
LONDON – British Airways has unveiled the 4th and final retro livery in honor of its unofficial 100th anniversary. The last retro livery will be the ‘Negus’ livery, which British Airways flew with between 1974 and 1980. The Negus livery now returns on a Boeing 747 with registration G-CIVB. The aircraft is currently being painted in Dublin and will be back in service later this … Continue reading FOURTH AND LAST BRITISH AIRWAYS RETRO LIVERY WILL FEATURE THE ICONIC NEGUS LIVERY ON B747
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