As the last Boeing 747 leaves the factory, it's time to celebrate the plane's success, ... Flying Tigers, Eastern Airlines, Tower Air, and more. The Queen of the Skies changed aviation.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Another airline has said its final goodbye to the Boeing 747 passenger jet. That come Monday as Taiwan-based EVA Air retired its last passenger version of the jumbo jet in Taipei.

The four-engine "Queen of the Skies" will keep flying, but Boeing has built its last 747 jumbo jet, as airlines turn to more efficient two-engine models.

Boeing 747s have been out of production for some time now due to better jets on the market. However, there are still a few airlines that use them.

The first Boeing 747 at the plant in Washington State in September 1968. ... Orders started to flow in, bringing Boeing much-needed revenue. Owning a 747 became a status symbol for airlines.

Boeing bid farewell to the iconic 747, delivering the final plane to Atlas Air on Tuesday afternoon and marking an end of an era when the first-ever "jumbo jet" ruled the skies.

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.