Originally Posted By: DeepFriar
Originally Posted By: timish
Originally Posted By: DeepFriar
UAL is doing something nice to mark the passage of the 747 from passenger revenue service - A last flight from San Fran to Honolulu which was the first flight almost 50 years ago. Quite a run.
https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/United-Gives-747-Special-Send-Off-229647-1.html
The article has an error. They mention United was the launch customer of the 747.
Not true. Pan Am was the airline that approached Boeing for a larger jet and was the initial organization that launched that airframe in PAX service.
The AvWeb article has been updated by a paragraph at the end noting that both PanAm and Continental operated the 747 before United.
Yes. I emailed Russ who wrote the article with the Pan Am correction and he replied immediately thanking me. Thought that was pretty cool.
Originally Posted By: timish
Originally Posted By: DeepFriar
UAL is doing something nice to mark the passage of the 747 from passenger revenue service - A last flight from San Fran to Honolulu which was the first flight almost 50 years ago. Quite a run.
https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/United-Gives-747-Special-Send-Off-229647-1.html
The article has an error. They mention United was the launch customer of the 747.
Not true. Pan Am was the airline that approached Boeing for a larger jet and was the initial organization that launched that airframe in PAX service.
The AvWeb article has been updated by a paragraph at the end noting that both PanAm and Continental operated the 747 before United.
Yes. I emailed Russ who wrote the article with the Pan Am correction and he replied immediately thanking me. Thought that was pretty cool.