Boeing told attendees at the Paris Air Show that it doesn't expect to sell any more 747s for commercial air travel. Although the aircraft continues to sell slowly as a freighter and VIP transport, Boeing has only two remaining orders for the passenger version 747-8—not counting those sold to the bankrupt Russian carrier Transero, which surely will not be taking delivery of its jets. "We don't see much demand for really big airplanes," says Randy Tinseth, Boeing's vice president of marketing. "We find it hard to believe Airbus will be able to deliver the rest of their A380s in backlog." Boeing has produced over 1,500 of the distinctive jets since its introduction in 1968.
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