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Boeing just announced the definitive end of the legendary 747 as cargo giant Atlas Air places an order for the final 4 planes

as it takes advantage of the airline industry's downturn to grow its dedicated fleet. Although millions will be spent converting them to freighters, they were likely bought for much cheaper than they would cost normally as the previous owners — Delta Air Lines and WestJet — no longer needed the planes.

But a cargo renaissance could not stop the inevitable end of the Boeing 747 program that's played a vital role in the global logistics system in the past five decades. "The seven-four will be missed," Neel Jones Shah, global head of airfreight at Flexport, told Insider in aBesides the 747, the only civilian cargo jets that feature a nose door are theand the An-124 Ruslan, both incredibly rare compared to the mass-produced Boeing planes. The jet was always intended to be a freighter as Pan Am boss Juan Trippe had figured supersonic jets like the Concorde would fly passengers while traditional jet aircraft like the 747 would be relegated to cargo.

General Electric GEnx engines with fan blades made from carbon-fiber composites exclusively power the 747-8F and offer a 15% increase in fuel efficiency. Takeoff thrust with the four engines is 66,500 pounds, according to the

 

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Sad to say, but this should have happened years ago. Now Boeing, re-wing & re-engine your best aircraft the 757! Stop messing around; the global fleet needs its replacement. Aviation can not wait for your 797.

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