With three dominant legacy carriers, there are several other airlines tending to a specific demographic: low-cost air travel. This specific market is divided into two different models, known as low-cost carriers (LLCs) and ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs).
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Rolls-Royce Retires Iconic 45-Year-Old Boeing 747-200
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- August 7, 2025
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While Boeing 747 aircraft in passenger service are somewhat few and far between these days, examples of the older 747-200 variant are even more so.One particularly interesting example active in recent years has been a testbed plane belonging to Rolls-Royce. The British engine manufacturer had a 45-year-old 747-200B on its books used to test turbofans on flights out of Tucson in Arizona.