40 years on

Today is one of the greatest days in aviation history. February 9th 1969 was the first flight of the Boeing 747, It was a little past the target date of December 17, 1968, but it was still in time to meet the commitment of a mid-December 1969 delivery for the first production plane.


On December 30, 1969 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certifies the 747-100 for commercial service and on January 21, 1970 the 747-100 enters commercial service with Pan American World Airways on a New York-to-London flight.

40 years old and still being produced, In my opinion its the greatest airliner ever built and the greatest that will ever be built.