An Emirates 747-400 freighter, operated by a partner airline, lands in Luqa, Malta, on Dec. 4, 2014. Emirates this week hired Compass Cargo Airlines in Bulgaria to operate two 747s on its behalf.

Some of the longest passenger planes in the world are real giants. Right now, the longest plane is the Boeing 747-8 at 250 ft ...

The latest news from Boeing is that it won’t start ... Photo: Adrian Pingstone In addition to its 777F fleet, Emirates is also wet-leasing three 747-400BDSF freighter conversions from ...

Almost ten years after the last Boeing 747 rolled off the production line, China is drawing up plans to build its own ...