The Boeing 747 is a long-range widebody airliner that has dominated the skies for over fifty years. The four-engine aircraft, ...

The Boeing 747 wasn't just revolutionary due to its low per-seat costs, but also for its range. No other aircraft could fly ...

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

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Another airline has said its final goodbye to the Boeing 747 passenger jet. That come Monday as Taiwan-based EVA Air retired its last passenger version of the jumbo jet in Taipei.

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.

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 ...

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

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 finally conceded publicly Tuesday that while the all-cargo model of its 747 jumbo jet will continue to sell, the longtime “Queen of the Skies” has no future as a passenger plane.

Boeing 747 from the Flight Deck The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s ...

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.

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 ...