rolled off the production line. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start the programme for you in the middle east where the us. secretary of state antony blinken been holding discussions to resolve the escalating crisis there. he has told israel it will endanger its long term security if it abandons efforts to resolve the conflict with the palestinians. mr blinken who was speaking after talks with israeli prime minister, bejamin netanyahu said his immediate priority was to restore calm. the visit comes in the midst of a spate of violence between israelis and palestinians. the bbc s middle east correspondent, tom bateman, has more. in tom bateman, has more. jerusalem at the wreckai spreading injerusalem at the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in its wake. israel s new far right police minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestini
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in the us has rolled off the production lines after five decades as the most successful passenger plane ever built. the distinctive jumbo jet first took off in 1970, and has carried hundreds of millions of passengers since then. known as the queen of the skies, the aircraft revolutionized air travel, making it affordable and comfortable. i m joined now from london by aviation expert max kingsley jones. great to get you on the program. this plane was seen as synonymous with the glamour of long haul travel. why are they making this decision now, why is it being retired? , , ., , , ., retired? they stopped doing the assenuer retired? they stopped doing the passenger version retired? they stopped doing the passenger version of retired? they stopped doing the passenger version of as - retired? they stopped doing the | passenger version of as everyone calls it the jumbo passenger version of as everyone calls it thejumbojet passenger version of as everyone calls it the jumbo jet several y
supersonic. the ceo gave us a look at the prototype. the bigger plane could seat up to 88 people. every seat you re going to have a large window where you can see the view from 60,000 feet, the curvature of the earth, the sky a deeper blue. reporter: flight times cut in half. the first test flight coming late they are year or early next year. then the passenger version of the plane with united airlines hoping that passengers will be on board by 2029. tickets likely $5,000 to $7,000. particularly we see strong demand between london heathrow and new york as soon as the product is available. lots of people want to go. lots of people want to go. reporter: even travel across the usa should be supersonic, back to the future. tom costello, nbc news, denver. coming up, two men who
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