The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. It was conceived in response to the demand of Pan
A Boeing 747-200 operated by Iberia
Cutaway drawing of a Scandinavian Airlines 747-200M Combi showcasing the 747's freight carrying capabilities
Cargo nose door open with cargo loader
An Iran Air 747-200, showing an early-production 747 cockpit with a flight engineer, located on the upper deck
Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and more commonly known as Pan Am, was a major airline in the United States that was the largest international air carrier for mu
Boeing 747
…designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. It was conceived in response to the demand of Pan Am for a jet 2+1⁄2 times the size of the 707, which had been introduced in October 1958, to reduce the airline's seat cost by 30%. The design team was led…
Pan Am Boeing 747-212B "Clipper Gem of the Ocean"
Flown cover autographed by pilot Cy Caldwell and carried from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, on the first contract airmail flight operated by Pan American Airways, October 19, 1927
"Birthplace of Pan American World Airways", Key West, Florida. It is now a restaurant.
Tourists with a Consolidated Commodore flying boat, used to fly routes in the Caribbean in the 1930s