Four Boeing 747-100s remain unscrapped around the world today, although none appear to be flight-worthy or will likely fly ...

Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

The aircraft is capable of dropping tens of thousands of liters of water or fire retardant in a single mission, making it one ...

Passengers love Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s, AKA the world’s biggest commercial jets, but they’re slowly being phased out.

United invested in a revolutionary new aircraft design with one giant wing and an extra-wide cabin. It could replace some of ...

The last Boeing 747 to leave the company's plant is to be delivered to Atlas Air for cargo operations in early 2023. The assembly plant is located in Everett, United States, and was specially ...

The Boeing 747 not only democratised air travel but romanticised ... The First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon christened the first aircraft before its inaugural flight, on Pan Am’s New ...

When the first Boeing 747 rolled from the hangar in Everett, Washington, 50 years ago, onlookers were stunned. The aircraft before them, gleaming in the morning sunshine, was more than double the ...

With an average fleet age of a teenager, Qantas doesn’t get rid of aircraft too often. But when it does, other airlines and ...

Two new Boeing 747-8s are currently being modified, not without controversy, to become the United States Air Force One presidential aircraft. They’re expected to start flying in 2029.