Over five decades, the ‘Queen of the Skies’ transformed flying and ushered in a new era of international air travel
1966 – Boeing starts building its Everett plant to manufacture the 747 Jumbo JetSeeking to reduce its seat cost by 30 per cent, Pan American World Airways asked Boeing for a jet 2½ times the size of its 707 aircraft. To deliver on the deal, Boeing purchased 780 acres in the area of Everett, Wash., and opened the factory on May 1, 1967, four months after the first workers had arrived to start construction of the 747. The plant is the world’s largest building by volume.
Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden, piloted a specially liveried 747 nicknamed “Ed Force One” during the band’s tour in 2016. “On the ground it’s stately, it’s imposing,” he said. “And in the air, it’s surprisingly agile. For this massive airplane, you can really chuck it around if you have to.”
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