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Evening Standard
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Nuray Bulbul

Last Boeing 747 leaves factory after half a century of production

747s were built for size - and they were also the most expensive to fly

(Picture: Tim Ockenden / PA)

The final Boeing 747 has left a US factory in Washington state after more than 50 years of manufacturing.

The cargo company Atlas Air was the last customer, which ordered four 747-8 freighters early this year.

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