In a way it's sad for me that the 747 is being phased out globally. I mean I get it, the fleet is aging, they're expensive to run now that we're sort of moving to smaller direct flights that can more easily hit capacity and handle smaller airfields. But god damn she is iconic. My first major flight was Boston to London on one almost 30 years ago.

With 4 hrs at London Heathrow waiting for a flight a few weeks ago my son and I only saw one 747 passenger come in for a landing, but between that and seeing the Concorde his day was made! He's on the spectrum and planes have been his special interest for the last few years, with the 747 being his favorite, so it was definitely an awesome thing for him. What he doesn't know is that I have us booked on a 747 next summer for our father son trip, Boston direct to Hong Kong, then a 737 to Taiwan 😁.

Did you know Boeing flight tested those birds up to mach .99? And there's at least one recorded passenger flight that hit mach 1.01-1.25? Such cool planes.

And sorry, I've just fucking rambled on here, I think his interest has infected me as well lol.