Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 In the TWA airplane series there are two duplicates of the 747. One faces right, the other faces left. Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023 First flight February 9, 1969 Introduction January 22, 1970, with Pan Am Produced 1968–2023 Number built 1,574 (including prototype)