Considered to compete directly with the Airbus A380, the Boeing 747-9 was conceived as a way to stretch the full upper deck ...

From long-haul icon to short-range specialist, the 747-100SR broke the mold. Uncover the secrets of this aviation anomaly.

Hefty Bee, a Boeing 747 used by Rolls-Royce as a flying laboratory, was retired in July 2025. AeroTime takes a look at the ...

The Boeing 747 was a landmark in the history of commercial aviation, a "moonshot" project from the storied company that made long-distance travel affordable and accessible to the masses. Four jet ...

But one airline that still proudly operates the 747-400 on its international routes is Lufthansa. The German flag carrier has ...

Japan Airlines has retired its last Boeing 747 Classic, 39 years after introducing the type. The last unit was a 747-300. The carrier introduced its first 747 Classic, a 747-100, in 1970. It still ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...

Elsewhere in the jet, Boeing did its best to preserve common hardware wherever physics allowed, and enlarging the vertical stabilizer was one of the most notable changes. In the final iteration of its ...

Future presidents will have a new set of wings. The presidential motorcade waits alongside Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. John Minchillo/AP ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions ...