NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

Few aircraft have left as profound a mark on aviation history as the Boeing 747 series. Nicknamed and known worldwide as the "Queen of the Skies," the 747 was more than just an airplane; it was a ...

Delta revived the Boeing 747 after 18 years thanks to its merger with Northwest, using inherited 747-400s to power its global ...

The Boeing 747 Jumbo stands out for being the most popular quad-engined commercial passenger jet to exist. It also boasted the longest production run of any commercial jet in its class. But why was it ...

For upwards of four decades, the Boeing 747 was pound for pound the largest, most capable, and the most iconic wide-body, quad-engine airliner the world had ever seen. Though Airbus' A380 may have may ...

The Jumbo Jet era was four decades old on 22 January 2009, as 40 years ago on that day Pan Am put its first Boeing 747-100 into service between New York and London. The anniversary, which is being ...

The final 747 - a 747-8 freighter delivered to Atlas Air - is framed by the hangar door at Boeing's legacy ceremony in Everett, Washington. Yesterday afternoon, Boeing BA held a live-streamed ceremony ...

Before the Boeing 747 was discontinued in 2023, it built a number of variants for the aircraft to suit a variety of needs. One such derivative was the 747SP (Special Performance). This version of the ...

Sometimes, the only way in which you can stand out is to flat-out ignore the nay-sayers and just carve your own path. As long as you can afford it, that is. The 747 Wing House is one woman and one ...

On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the beginning, everything about the plane once known as the "queen of the skies" was ...

The world may be one step closer to cleaner air travel thanks to Rolls-Royce. The company has just completed a successful test flight in a Boeing jumbo jet using 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...

The world may be one step closer to cleaner air travel thanks to Rolls-Royce. The company has just completed a successful test flight in a Boeing jumbo jet using 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...