The first commercial flight for the 747 was on January 22nd 1970. Subsequent re-modelling has meant that the 747 has been in service over 46 years.
The Boeing 747 is manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Boeing 747's are manufactured by Boeing Commercial Aeroplanes.
the Boeing 747 is bigger han the 787. The Boeing 747 can seat over 400 people, but the Boeing 787 can only seat about 300 passengers. The Boeing 747 is the second largest commercial airplane in the world. (the largest commercial airplane in the world is the airbus A380.)
The 747 is the only Boeing with an upper deck or "second story".
Boeing 747-400
The Boeing 747-400 and the Boeing 747-8 are still being made but the Boeing 747-100, -200 and -300 have been discontinued.
The Boeing 747-8 is the biggest commercial aircraft made by Boeing. It was also the biggest commercial aircraft till the A-380 came out.
If you mean who was the launch customer for the Boeing 747, that would have been Pan Am.
January 21, 1970 was the first commercial use of the 747.
156.867 meters
The length of a Boeing 747-8 in feet is 250 ft 2 in
The Maximum Take-Off Weight for a Boeing 747-100 is 333, 390kg; a Boeing 747-200 and 747-300 is 377,842kg; a Boeing 747-400 is 396,890kg; a Boeing 747-400ER is 412,775kg and the Boeing 747-8I is 442,253kg.