At the time, air travel was expanding rapidly, and airlines needed far more capacity to connect international hubs. The 747 delivered that and more. The aircraft introduced innovations in design, ...

The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential aircraft program. The U.S. Air Force expects the ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

Designed to carry the Talon-A beneath the forward fuselage, Stratolaunch’s 747 is on track to launch its first hypersonic vehicle in January. Credit: Stratolaunch Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch ...

Air India flight 136, bound for Delhi via Frankfurt, suffered a tire burst on take-off from Los Angeles. The plane dumped fuel and landed safely at Los Angeles airport. One passenger fainted on ...

Recovery personnel at Hong Kong have lifted from the water the fuselage of a Boeing 747-400 freighter which suffered a runway excursion on 20 October. While operating a service for Emirates from Dubai ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1970, the much-upgraded passenger variant of the Boeing 747, the 747-200, took to the skies for the first time. The Boeing 747-100 entered service with Pan American on January 22, ...

Contrastingly, only 43 Boeing 747-400s are still registered for passenger service, with fewer than 30 actively flying, and most of the operators are located outside of North America. However, one ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...

While modern commercial aircraft can be hard to tell apart, there's no mistaking the majestic shape of the Boeing 747. Its distinctive hump containing the cockpit and a second-floor seating area ahead ...

What’s it like to fly on a Presidential Boeing 747 private jet? Join me on this VIP flight from London to Beijing aboard a Boeing 747-400 Combi. Previously serving Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Morocco ...