Known for its distinctive hump and upper deck, the "Queen of the Skies" made long-haul travel affordable for the masses decades ago and for many symbolizes the golden age of air travel. “Because of ...

Bigger than anything before it, the Boeing 747-8 was the final jumbo jet. This documentary shows how it came together.

Dec. 22—Technology often drives social change. There might be no better example than the Boeing 747, "the Queen of the Skies." The last 747 rolled off the production line Dec. 13 in Everett, ...

Unraveling the production history of the original jumbo jet.

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce weren't part of the 747-8 program, despite a long history with the 'Queen of the Skies'.

The world got its first glimpse of Boeing Co.’s 747 jumbo jet in flight half a century ago, on Feb. 9, 1969, as it soared into the sky above a throng of onlookers and the Everett, Washington, factory ...

The Boeing 747 entered service with Pan American Airlines in January 1970 and became the workhorse of the world’s long-haul, high-capacity fleet. To-date, Boeing ...

It started with a group of workers that people called The Incredibles. The Boeing Co. took an ambitious bet on the 747 and the technological leap the massive jet represented, and its team of engineers ...

Technology often drives social change. There might be no better example than the Boeing 747, “the Queen of the Skies.” The last 747 rolled off the production line Dec. 13 in Everett, Washington. When ...