Boeing 747 retirement: Farewell to the ‘Queen of the Skies’ For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for stored and cannibalized jetliners. A three-hour-and-33-minute journey … Continue reading Boeing 747 retirement: Farewell to the ‘Queen of the Skies’