"Forget about power and freedom. Commercial airplanes no longer symbolize anything except a desire to be anywhere else. Nobody cares what kind of plane they fly in anymore, so long as they are on it as little as possible." Although I still make a point of avoiding the 737-MAX if I can.
The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final DescentThe jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.www.theatlantic.com