#747s

Vintage Los Angeles

During the early 1970s, United Airlines rolled out its own airborne lounge aboard its 747s, branding it the 'Friendship Room’. Located in the iconic upper deck, this space featured swivel chairs, cocktail tables, and plush seating where passengers could enjoy drinks and quiet conversation.

The name played off United's long-running 'Fly the Friendly Skies' slogan, and the lounge reinforced the idea that flying could be not just efficient - but elegant.

Photo: United Airlines

Remembering Enterprise: The Test Shuttle That Never Flew to Space

Prior to the inaugural launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, NASA conducted a series of performance tests with a prototype known as Enterprise. Named for the fictional Star Trek vessel, Enterprise provided our first glimpse of what a future spaceship might actually look like. Read more…

The Pitch: Piano Bar Wars

Okay, I know that 2011's Pam Am only lasted 14 episodes. But it did bring Margot Robbie out of Australia. But hear me out. It's not the 60's. It's the 70's and for a brief few months, it's a Netflix show about the piano bars wars on 747's in 1971. Think Cheers in the sky.

Qantas selling off stocked bar carts from retired 747s

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Sept. 24 (UPI) — Australian airline Qantas, which recently retired its fleet of Boeing 747 jets, is giving aviation fans the chance to bring a piece of the airline home by selling 1,000 fully stocked bar carts.

The airline saidthe carts, which were removed from the planes before they were flown to California for their retirement, are stocked with goods including champagne, Australian…

Ending an Era, British Airways Retires Fleet of Boeing 747s

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LONDON — British Airways will retire its entire fleet of Boeing 747 airplanes, the company said on Friday, citing the travel downturn and the high cost of operating the aircraft.

The decision marked not just the finishing point of a storied plane’s service with the company but also symbolized the end an era of aviation in which the next generation of planes was always expected to be…