Boeing built the first 747 in 1968 and its production run would last until 2023, when the final airframe - a 747-8F freighter ...

Delta Air Lines once had up to 31 Boeing 747s in its fleet but retired them to make way for the Airbus A350-900. One retired Boeing 747-100 has been preserved at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta.

The Boeing 747 program has given us icons of the skies ... but the Airbus A350 exceeds both of them. The A350-900 can fly up to 8,100 NM, while the longer -1000 variant can go even further at ...