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BOEING 747-8 (N861GT)
"Boeing 702 Heavy" departing a cloudy Everett for Portland to receive its Atlas Air paint job. This is one of the final three 747s on order and this will very soon be a scene of the past after 53 iconic years. What a bittersweet moment. Long live the Queen!
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It has been sad to see the decline of any B747s in the skies. I worked on several Queens of the Skies at Air New Zealand. One of them ZK-NBT is pictured in this weeks Popular Photos' Initial thoughts back in the 1970s was that they were to big to fly! How wrong we were! To fly in one on a test flight of a commersial sector was to realise just how this machine wanted to fly. What a beautiful wing to look out over. To feel it move when walking out to a wing tip. 9 In maintenance and not on jacks of course! A truly great machine. Hansomely beautiful in the air as well. So graceful when compared with todays 'Super Dinasoar' the A380!
Agreed. Boeing used to make beautiful planes (B-17 etc) and the A-380 is truly hideous.
Truly a bittersweet moment. In a few years to come, we would see both Passenger and Cargo Airlines asking for this beauty once again. Just as the 757. Two wonderful aircraft.
I think since 1969 nobody will forget the 747.. A PLANE!!
One of my favorite four aircraft of all time. The beauty and versatility of the 747, also the simple but eloquent DC3, The grace and longevity of the B52 and the power and whistling sounds of the twin engine F4 Phantom.
Always will be THE BOSS.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2024 | Unknown | Almaty (ALA / UAAA) | Zaragoza (ZAZ / LEZG) | 09:29AM +05 | 02:23PM CEST | 7:54 |
| 01-May-2024 | Unknown | Zhengzhou Xinzheng Int'l (CGO / ZHCC) | Almaty (ALA / UAAA) | 04:50AM CST | 06:40AM +05 | 4:50 |
| 01-May-2024 | Unknown | Incheon Int'l (ICN / RKSI) | Zhengzhou Xinzheng Int'l (CGO / ZHCC) | 12:25AM KST | 01:25AM CST | 2:00 |
| 28-Apr-2024 | Unknown | Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) | Incheon Int'l (ICN / RKSI) | 04:33PM CEST | 11:17AM KST (+1) | 11:44 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | B748 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) | 10:47PM EDT | 01:13PM CEST (+1) | 8:26 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | B748 | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Int'l (SCL / SCEL) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 06:34AM -04 | 02:09PM EDT | 7:35 |
| 27-Apr-2024 | 74F | São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l (GRU / SBGR) | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Int'l (SCL / SCEL) | 01:53AM -03 | 04:36AM -04 | 3:43 |
| 26-Apr-2024 | B748 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l (GRU / SBGR) | 03:12PM EDT | 11:34PM -03 | 7:22 |
| 26-Apr-2024 | 747 | Anchorage Intl (PANC) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 01:15AM AKDT | 12:37PM EDT | 7:22 |
| 26-Apr-2024 | B748 | Shenzhen Bao'an Int'l (SZX / ZGSZ) | Anchorage Intl (PANC) | 05:40AM CST | 10:55PM AKDT (-1) | 9:15 |
| 25-Apr-2024 | 74F | Incheon Int'l (ICN / RKSI) | Shenzhen Bao'an Int'l (SZX / ZGSZ) | 11:20PM KST | 01:44AM CST (+1) | 3:23 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | B748 | Portland Intl (KPDX) | Incheon Int'l (ICN / RKSI) | 11:14AM PDT | 02:05PM KST (+1) | 10:51 |
| 22-Apr-2024 | B748 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Portland Intl (KPDX) | 06:30AM EDT | 09:20AM PDT | 5:50 |
| 21-Apr-2024 | B748 | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Int'l (SCL / SCEL) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 04:07PM -04 | 11:59PM EDT | 7:52 |
| 21-Apr-2024 | Unknown | São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l (GRU / SBGR) | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Int'l (SCL / SCEL) | 10:54AM -03 | 01:27PM -04 | 3:33 |
| 21-Apr-2024 | B748 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | São Paulo-Guarulhos Int'l (GRU / SBGR) | 12:12AM EDT | 08:22AM -03 | 7:10 |
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