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.

A Boeing 747 cargo aircraft makes a rare landing at Manchester Airport, giving aviation viewers a close look at one of the most iconic freighters still flying. The heavy jet stands out with its ...

El Al Flight 1862 left Amsterdam normally, then lost two engines in seconds after departure. The crew fought a crippled 747 ...

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 ...

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 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.

The Boeing 747 never really retires. Here is what actually happens when one leaves commercial service.

The newest version of the jumbo jet gets through a lot of fuel, but its high capacity means that the consumption is spread ...

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.

Lufthansa Group will retire the last four Airbus A340-600s in its fleet in October and ground two Boeing 747-400s for the ...

On August 12, 1985, after taking off from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, JAL 123 was supposed to make a routine 54-minute flight to ...

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 ...