The Boeing 747 is one of the largest commercial aircraft ever built, eclipsed only by the Airbus A380. The Queen of the Skies entered service in 1970 and has undergone several evolutions since the ...

The dawn of the jumbo age fades into history as the last 747-100 heads into retirement. The last flying example of the first Boeing 747 variant, the 49-year old aircraft started life as a Pan Am ...

It’s been 50 years since the first Boeing 747-100 took off over Seattle on its official maiden flight on February 9th, 1969 – to the cheers of thousands of spectators. The Boeing 747-100 was the ...

The last 747 has rolled off Boeing’s production line, but the iconic jumbo jet still has plenty of history to make. Atlas Air took delivery of a 747-8 freighter on January 31, 2023, marking the end of ...

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 ...