The Boeing 747-400 is the best-selling variant in the 747 program's history, attracting almost 700 orders (passenger and freighter) over its production run. The aircraft integrated many advanced ...

The Boeing 747 was first introduced to the world in 1969 and immediately became a major success. It turned the Seattle-based company into the world’s premier aircraft manufacturer. Throughout the ...

At the best of times, the Boeing 747 is a costly plane to operate and maintain. When a pandemic causes passenger numbers to plummet, however, it can become unsustainable. It was with this in mind that ...

After the recent announcement by British Airways that it would retire its entire fleet of 32 Boeing 747s with immediate effect, the last few aircraft still at the airline’s Heathrow base have begun ...

A Boeing 747-400 caught fire upon take-off on its trip from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia and was forced to make an emergency landing. A Boeing aircraft in Indonesia caught fire upon take-off, forcing an ...

(RTTNews) - Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. (VORB) announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) to acquire two Boeing 747-400 airframes to ...

How fuel-efficient is a Boeing 747-400 when it’s burning thousands of gallons every hour? With airlines under pressure to cut operating costs and passengers more eco-aware than ever, understanding the ...

ATLANTA, GA – Delta Air Lines will launch international Wi-Fi service on flights 283 and 295 equipped with Ku-band satellite Wi-Fi on Boeing 747-400 aircraft departing Los Angeles International Airpor ...

Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch has inducted the former Virgin Orbit Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft into its air launch fleet at the company’s Mojave Air & Space Port base in California ...

A robust and growing market exists for scheduled maintenance on Boeing's 747 family, and while overall reliability is high, the next few years also promise some significant new work as airworthiness ...

The steep drop in travel caused some airlines to move up retirement dates for aging aircraft. Older aircraft are on the chopping block as airlines turn to newer ones like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and ...

You can now buy the top deck of a real Boeing 747 which is used as a part of a popular flight simulator experience in ...