The last Boeing 747 to ever be built has changed hands in front of thousands of people who wanted to say goodbye to the iconic widebody plane. Customers, suppliers, celebrities, as well as current and former employees — including the original staff known ass the "Incredibles" who built the first 747 — gathered at the company's Everett factory to witness Boeing delivering the plane to Atlas Air Worldwide.

It revolutionized travel, connecting international cities that had never before had direct routes and helping democratize passenger flight.

Boeing gave its iconic 747 jumbo jet a grand sendoff today and vowed that the "Queen of the Skies" will continue its reign.

STORY: It was a fond farewell to the so-called "Queen of the Skies" on Tuesday (February 1)-as Boeing delivered its final 747 to Atlas Air, marking the end of the jumbo jet era.Thousands of Boeing employees – including some of the so-called "Incredibles" who developed the jet in the 1960s – watched the last delivery of the historic plane.

Boeing held a live-streamed ceremony celebrating the final 747 delivery. The ceremony simultaneously reflected the iconic success of the over 1,500 Jumbo Jets the company has produced, the still unfolding operational life of the 747,

More than half a century since the original jumbo jet "shrank the world" to transform commercial aviation, the last ever Boeing 747 is being delivered, marking the start of the final chapter for the much-loved airplane.

It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet. Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA's space shuttles,