As an aircraft type reaches the end of its service life, examples of it flying commercially become rarer and rarer (the ...

T he Boeing 747 program has given us icons of the skies like the earlier 747-100 and 747-200 models, as well as the ...

Six unique Boeing 747 jets for VIP travel, carrying an image akin to Air Force One for the heads of state in other nations ...

Certification and retrofit problems on two plane types are costing Lufthansa valuable lost revenue from fancy new Allegris ...

January 22, 2025, marks the 55 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, the graceful giant jet that changed the world of travel. Amazingly, four airlines still fly ...

Boeing proudly boasts of the 747's "Queen of the Skies ... the world's longest single-aisle twin-engined jet ever built." As a result, Khogyani explained, ""The Flying Pencil" is what we ...

The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.

Another rare visitor was spotted at Prestwick Airport this week - one of only 16 of its kind left flying across the world.