Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.

Passengers on a recent Qantas Airways flight from ... very unusual cargo on board. The airline patched a fifth engine onto the wing of the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet. The engine was destined ...

A hole the size of a small car in the underside of a Qantas jumbo jet carrying 346 passengers ... descent over the South China Sea The Boeing 747-400 was cruising at 29,000 feet when a loud ...