The Boeing 747 celebrates 50 years of commercial flights

On January 22nd, 1970 the Boeing 747 completed its first commercial flight from New York to London. Since then the "Jumbo Jet" fleet has flown 121 billion kilometres and carried 5.9 billion passengers. Video: David Dunne

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EU and US reach deal on tariffs

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and US president Donald Trump at Turnberry in Scotland on Sunday. Video: Reuters. Illustration: Paul Scott


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