The Boeing 747-500 was a proposed long-range jumbo built around propfan engines, aiming to fly farther than the 747-400 while ...

The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American ...

Boeing 747 aircraft are still being sought after as passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as backups for Air Force One, by countries from the United States to Russia.

The graceful silhouette that made the Boeing 747 recognizable to children worldwide was never supposed to exist. Chief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several airlines retired the Boeing 747 during the pandemic and Boeing stopped production. But the iconic "Queen of the Skies" is ...

It will be a long time until the final Boeing 747 is retired from freighter service.

Boeing’s 747 is big, but not so big that the forward fuselage can’t be part of a museum exhibit Bob van der Linden F. Robert van der Linden is a curator who specializes in commercial aviation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Korean Air is once again flying the world's longest Boeing 747 flight. Airlines have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of ...

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 ...

The new aircraft is set to be ready by July 4th.

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 ...

With all hydraulic systems lost, the crew struggled to control the Boeing 747 using only throttle adjustments. The harrowing 32-minute ordeal revealed the tragic consequences of a hidden repair issue ...