a piano bar on some aircraft. Pan Am helped launch the 747 with the first order for the craft, according to a Northwestern University Library article. In December 1965, Boeing President William ...
The company has built legendary jetliners for more than 60 years, from the Boeing 707 transatlantic pioneer to the distinctive 747, the jumbo jet with a piano bar. The company has sold more than ...
As for the 747-8's cargo capacity, the aircraft can reportedly carry a payload of up to 308,000 pounds, or about 154 tons. As Boeing playfully points out, that's about 10,767 gold bars.