SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet. Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial ...
In today's world of capacity discipline and super-efficient twinjets, the late 20th century is an unusual era to examine. Despite air travel numbers being significantly lower than they are today, most ...
Today, Lufthansa remains the world's largest operator of the passenger version of the Boeing 747, using the 747-8I on its ...
The last Boeing 747 jumbo jet leaves its Seattle-area factory today. Boeing has built more than 1,500 of the planes in the last 54 years. Bloomberg's Guy Johnson is at the factory with more. Follow ...
The US Air Force will spend an estimated US$400 million to US$1 billion in converting the ex-Qatari 747 to Air Force One spec, which will also see the 747-8 fitted with secure communications and ...
NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
On October 20th, 2025 tragedy struck at Hong Kong International Airport when an ACT Airlines-operated Boeing 747-400 ...