U.S. Air Force study explored turning a Boeing 747 into an airborne aircraft carrier, launching and recovering fighter jets mid-flight. Inspired by past military experiments, the concept was ambitious ...

Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.

The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...

The German carrier got its first 747 on April 26 ... your best bet for that first—or last—747 flight. A Boeing 747 passenger aircraft of Korean Air airlines prepares to take off to Seoul ...

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flight from Miami to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency landing after its captain became ...

Stratolaunch is upgrading its 747 carrier platform to support test flights of its hypersonic Talon-A vehicle. (Stratolaunch) Stratolaunch, a California-based firm building a reusable hypersonic ...

Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ SkyCargo division has taken its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six, as the company continues to weigh its future cargo aircraft options. Emirates says it has ...