Getting closer and closer to ending production of the 747, Boeing delivered the penultimate unit of the 'Queen of the Skies' to the freighter operator Atlas Air.

With a hybrid painting, the penultimate Boeing 747-8F received the registration N862GT and delivered in a ceremony at the Boeing plant in Everett, located in the city of Seattle.

“We are pleased to provide their first dedicated aircraft which will proudly fly in a custom Kuehne+Nagel livery. The two 747-8Fs we will operate for Kuehne+Nagel will add more capacity and versatility for their network.”

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— Atlas Air Worldwide (@AtlasAirWW) November 23, 2022

Produced for 54 years, Boeing delivered 1574 units of the Jumbo, with the first unit being delivered to an operator on September 30, 1968.

On the Boeing 747-8F, this cargo version of the Queen of the Skies can transport up to 137,7 tons of cargo, compared to the previous generation, the 747-400F, it is possible to transport up to 20% more cargo with a consumption of 16% less fuel.

The initial expectation is that the last two units produced in the history of the Boeing 747 will be delivered by the end of this year, however, the last produced unit of the 747 should only be delivered in the first quarter of 2023. 

Initially employed to transport passengers and later becoming a versatile option for transporting cargo, the Boeing 747 undoubtedly revolutionized the history of aviation. The model had six variants (747-100, 747-200,747, 747-SP, 300-747, 400-747 and 8-XNUMX).

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental was Boeing's final bet to give life to the legacy of the 'Queen of the Skies', however, the four-jet sold only 150 units, against the 300 units estimated by the manufacturer, becoming a hard blow against the plans in continued production of the model.