Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

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

When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...

Perhaps the weirdest-looking Boeing 747 on this list is the YAL-1. Rather than being acquired from an airline, YAL-1 was ...

Atlas Air Boeing 747 had to return to Seoul due to hydraulic failure & landing gear damage. The same aircraft has been involved in three separate incidents this month. Despite recent incidents ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...

Only three airlines are operating scheduled passenger flights on the 55th anniversary of the 747's first revenue-generating ...

Last year, there were emotional scenes at Boeing's Everett factory when the manufacturer rolled out the last production 747. It was delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air, which gave the Queen of ...

The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." But the "Queen of the ...

Korean Air is expected to stop flying the longest Boeing 747 passenger flight in March 2025. Airlines globally have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of less costly widebodies. Only four ...