The 747-400 and 747-400ER have the largest range of the -400, with a capacity to fly between 7,285 and 7,585 nautical miles ...

Experience a VIP flight on a Boeing 747-400 Combi traveling from London to Beijing. This aircraft, which previously served various governmental flights, has recently been activated after two years of ...

The Boeing 747 and its four engines once made it the airliner of choice for international flights. So how much fuel do those ...

The last Boeing 747 has been built, closing out a production run of over 50 years.. As reported by Business Insider, cargo operator Atlas Air will take delivery of the final aircraft, number #1574 ...

Boeing 747 from the Flight Deck The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s ...

On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet took to the sky for the very first time. With that event, commercial air travel changed forever. With the 747 and its widebody, dual-aisle ...

It instead went on to serve Boeing as a dedicated test aircraft, first for the 747, and later for other Boeing jets such as the 757 and 777. By the time it retired in 1993, the airplane had ...

Boeing has closed a significant chapter in aviation history. The firm announced that it built the final 747 in its Everett, Washington, facility.

Boeing's 747-8 Freighter, which made its first flight a year ago. Boeing said that the 747-8 Intercontinental should make its first flight sometime in early spring this year.

But even Boeing now appears to concede that the 747 is not likely to continue to be an option that airlines want for passenger service. Instead, airlines have increasingly moved toward two-engine ...

The Boeing 747 is facing retirement at many of the world's airlines but is seeing a resurgence in the air cargo industry. The four-engine aircraft's capacity and range make it ideal for cargo ...