The Boeing 747 was once the iconic plane of long-haul flights and international trips. However, over time, many factors led ...

Widebodies like the 747-8 and Airbus A380 became popular because they could carry vast numbers of people around the world.

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing Alliance Fort Worth en ...

Trump says he could fly on Qatar's Boeing 747 converted for presidential use by February, while the Air Force estimates ...

But while technology marches on, the Boeing 747 remains a remarkable aviation achievement, with a long list of firsts. · At 63 feet and 6 inches, the 747-8 Intercontinetal's tail is as tall as an ...

There are 25,000 blue whales, an animal to which the jumbo jet is frequently compared, navigating the planet, but now only ...

A decade later, Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, debuted the A380, which can carry more passengers than the 747. But Airbus struggled to sell the plane and announced the end of production in 2019.

Boeing gave its iconic 747 jumbo jet a grand sendoff today, marking the end of a 55-year era for airplane manufacturing but vowing that the “Queen of the Skies” will continue its reign for ...

On Tuesday, Boeing's final 747 rolled off the assembly line in Everett, Washington, It's the last of four jumbo jets on order for cargo carrier Atlas Air. The plane will be delivered in early 2023.

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing's iconic 747 hits a major milestone this weekend when German carrier Lufthansa flies away with the 1,500th 747 ever produced.

The Boeing 747 set upon its first commercial flight 50 years ago on Saturday, lifting off from a drizzly Tarmac outside Seattle. In the decades since, it spent a half-century traversing the skies ...

But No. 1 – that first 747 – never left home. It instead went on to serve Boeing as a dedicated test aircraft, first for the 747, and later for other Boeing jets such as the 757 and 777.