Discover the surprising differences between the 747-400 and 747-8 models.

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 makes a rare appearance at Manchester, bringing one of aviation’s most iconic heavy jets back into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Whatever its fate, the $400 million gift has raised some ethical and ...

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 crown underlaid by the numbers “7-4-7.” ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday it would use Boeing Co's commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current fleet of two Air Force One presidential aircraft, one of the most ...

The first presidential aircraft entered service in 1944, and the current generation of Air Force One 747-200 aircraft has been around since 1990. Boeing is contracted to build a new generation of Air ...

The U.S. Air Force will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using funds diverted from the delayed Northrop ...