Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumbo jets

Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by fsckboy on Thursday July 02, 2020 @06:39PM (#23718928)

we are in so deep now :) just have one thing to add: Boeing has not pulled the plug on anything, it's the customers not ordering. 747 is open for business and sadly, based on your deep dive, Boeing seems not expect more orders of any variant.

oh, one more thing: in terms of passenger versions, there are two Air Force One's on order, aren't there? yeah yeah, I know, it's not AF1 if the president's not on it.

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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by gsnedders on Thursday July 02, 2020 @06:50PM (#23719005)

> oh, one more thing: in terms of passenger versions, there are two Air Force One's on order, aren't there? yeah yeah, I know, it's not AF1 if the president's not on it.

Yes. They bought undelivered 747-8Is that had already been built (the airline had gone bankrupt prior to delivery) and they are currently modifying the aircraft for presidential service.

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Re:Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumb... by mlyle on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:16PM (#23720729)

Yup.

Though I'm not sure Boeing really would take your order, given that the 747 line is running at a loss.

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