T here is no doubt that few aircraft have left a legacy as vast and profound as the Boeing 747. Known as the "Queen of the ...

T he Boeing 747-8 is the final and largest variant of the 747 family. It was developed in two versions: the 747-8 ...

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed ... Yet the plane has outlived many of the 100 airlines that flew it, like Pan Am, TWA, Northwest Orient, Flying Tigers, Eastern ...

While detailing each variant of the Boeing 747 would be too exhaustive (and confusing), the 747 families could be broadly classified into five main variants; the 747-100, 747-200, 747-300 ...

In the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the last model, the 747-8, delivering about 50 passenger versions and more than 100 versions for carrying goods. Tyler Pettersen, a mechanic, worked on the ...

In the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the final model, the 747-8, which included around 50 passenger configurations and over 100 cargo configurations. While some airlines continue to use the plane ...

Curt Gottshall, current engineering chief pilot for Boeing’s 747-8 program ... Stephen Yeates, who flew the Classic -100, -200, and -300, and the -400 for British Airways during that period ...

The Defense Department has agreed to accept a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar for use by President Donald Trump.

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for ...

At 01:52 EST on January 22, 1970 an aviation legend made its first paying passenger flight. The Boeing 747 Pan Am flight from JFK to London Heathrow was the first commercial flight to feature a ...