British Airways announced that it will retire its iconic fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, a surprise development as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on air travel demand. The UK flagship carrier will ...

Qantas retired its final Boeing 747 aircraft on Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic rendered the aircraft and its long-range capabilities useless and accelerated its departure from Qantas by ...

Passengers traveling in premium cabins aboard Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 might soon be in for a treat. The airline announced it will begin retrofitting its jumbo jets with its new Allegris seats this ...

It’s a very special year for Boeing – after more than half a century since the first Boeing 747 flight, the last of the 747 aircraft is getting ready to be delivered to Atlas Air this week. This huge ...

The long goodbye for Boeing’s 747 jetliner is turning out to be a little premature. The plane maker won a lifeline for the endangered jumbo as United Parcel Service ordered 14 more of the jetliners.

United flight 747 made history Tuesday morning. The flight from San Francisco to Honolulu was the final flight on the airline's last Boeing 747 aircraft. It all came fill circle after the first ...

As a child of the 1970s, I can still vividly remember all of the excitement before taking a passenger flight. Back then, flying meant dressing up in a sport jacket with tie, and when heading coast to ...

British Airways has decided to immediately retire its entire Boeing 747-400 fleet of 30 aircraft due to the disruption in the aviation industry as a result of the coronavirus. ”It is with great ...

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport, four decades after the iconic combination departed on its one and only international goodwill tour. The Lego ...

Answer: The 747 can carry a large amount of freight, plus it has great range. The high operating cost is acceptable due to the revenue from the amount of freight (revenue per pound). Passenger flights ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the airline industry and aviation safety. May 05, 2013, 09:00am EDT May 05, 2013, 09:20am EDT This article is more ...

Boeing is almost ready to bring a series of avionics and engine upgrades to its flagship 747-8 aircraft, claiming a further reduction in burn of 1.8 percent. The airframe manufacturer began flight ...