50 Frontiers June 2014 IN FOCUS In it for the long run Continuing a remarkable and innovative journey since the first 747 rolled out in September 1968, the 1,500th 747 to be built left Boeing’s Everett, Wash., production line in late April. It’s a 747-8 Intercontinental for Lufthansa, a long-time 747 operator and launch customer for the Intercontinental. At the rollout celebration was Joe Sutter, who led the Boeing engineering team that designed and developed the “queen of the skies” in the 1960s. “We listened to what the customer wanted,” he said. “It’s been a very good airplane for the airlines. It’s safe, it’s comfortable. People like to fly on it. Pilots like to fly it. I’d like to be up here when they roll out the 2,000th.” PHOTO: TIM STAKE/BOEING
Frontiers June 2014 Issue
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