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TopicBoeing 747

Topic: Boeing 747

With a wobble after take-off, Air India 747s say goodbye. Some may still fly, some stripped for parts

Air India’s Boeing 747-400 ‘Agra’ made its final take-off from Mumbai amid a wave of nostalgia on social media. The airline has sold its last 4 Boeing jumbo jets to modernise its fleet.

8,000 Boeing 747 cargo planes will be needed to reach Covid vaccine to entire world

Global airlines body IATA is working with airlines, airports, global health bodies and pharmaceutical firms to pull together plans for the industry’s 'largest single transport challenge ever'.

British Airways, world’s largest operator of Boeing 747s to permanently retire entire fleet

In a statement, British Airways said that it was unlikely the magnificent ‘queen of the skies’ will fly again due to the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Boeing 747 nears end as factory making fuselages shuts down

Triumph Group, the largest supplier to the 747-8 program, is starting to clear out a storied plant with an online auction of manufacturing gear.

World’s largest commercial aircraft Airbus’ A380 is a commercial flop

Airbus chief executive Tom Enders recently announced the end of the A380.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.