The size and power of the 747 made it a cultural symbol after its debut. The colossal, double-decker jet stood for luxury and adventure in the heyday of air travel. More than that, thanks to its ...

Aviation nuts know this plane as the Queen of the Skies, but the world at large has come to be familiar with it as the Boeing 747. It’s a wide-body flying machine with twin aisles (the first to use ...

After decades as the world's most iconic airliner, theBoeing 747 ended with a flourish. The final and largest variant was the 747-8, with over 150 manufactured from 2008 to 2023. However, with the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program for its future ...

A Boeing 747-8 cargo plane operated by Atlas Air made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport late Thursday after the plane suffered an engine malfunction minutes after taking off. File ...

With the production of the jumbo jet having now ceased, those looking to buy a 747 will have to do so on the second-hand ...

BBJ is putting an extreme spin on upcycling. Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky. The 747-8 ...

The purchase is part of the service’s efforts to accelerate the presidential airlift program as it prepares to transition to the newer and larger 747-8 model from the aging 747-200, the Air Force said ...