When it entered service in 1989, the 747-400 was the most advanced version of the aircraft that had already changed the world. Its globe-spanning range turned long-haul flight from a luxury into something millions could reach, earning it a lasting nickname: the Queen of the Skies.
This was the plane that shrank the planet. For over two decades it carried travelers across oceans and continents, and even now its silhouette is one of the most recognisable ever to take flight. An icon of the golden age of jet travel.
