The legendary aircraft is living its last moments, after 55 years of production.
A final model was recently delivered to the American carrier Atlas Air.
Boeing has stopped manufacturing them, because of the covid-19 pandemic which has reduced air traffic, but also because the competition is now much more modern, the Airbus A-350 or the future version of the Boeing 777.
The 747 remains an iconic aircraft, very famous in popular culture. What is his story? In what context was it made?
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