Lufthansa The Boeing 747 jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered. In fact, Boeing admits that the future of the 747 is as a cargo plane. Over the past few years, many 747 operates have either retired or made plans to retire their jumbo jet fleets. Airlines have elected to go with smaller aircrafts from Airbus and Boeing.
Airlines Are Using These 5 Planes To Replace The Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet (ba)
bzhang@businessinsider.com (Benjamin Zhang), Business Insider
Sat, 08/18/2018 - 6:07am
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