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A modified Boeing 747 takes off carrying Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, in Mojave, California

REUTERS/Gene Blevins

Hard Numbers: “Sky Queen’s” reign ends, Ukraine gets a bright idea, Baghdad loses its leaves, IMF sees the bottom at last

747: The last commercial Boeing 747 ever to be made will be delivered on Tuesday. The jumbo jetliner, with its iconic forward hump, first took flight in 1970, under Pan Am (RIP) livery. But since then, smaller and more efficient aircraft have swiped its market share. The “Queen of the Skies,” as the 747 is known, is dead – Long Live the Queen of the Skies!

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