When passengers watched a Boeing 747-400 push back from a gate in the 1990s and early 2000s, they were looking at an aircraft ...

In today's world of capacity discipline and super-efficient twinjets, the late 20th century is an unusual era to examine. Despite air travel numbers being significantly lower than they are today, most ...

After a production run of more than 450 planes, The Boeing Co. has built its final 747-400 passenger jet. The last four planes still on the company's order books have been removed in a hush-hush deal ...

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 ...

A Boeing aircraft in Indonesia caught fire upon take-off, forcing an emergency landing. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in the city of Makassar. Video ...

Frankfurt Airport has become an aviation enthusiast's heaven. Few other airports feature such a large number of Airbus A340s and Boeing 747s in one place, with Lufthansa serving as the common ...

However, Boeing does not plan to start its own passenger-to-freighter modifications on the aircraft until 2005 After going head-to-head with Boeing on cargo conversion programmes for the 737 Classic ...

A Boeing 747-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines burst into flames during take-off. The aircraft (ER-BOS) was operating a 15 May pilgrimage ...

KLM, the national carrier of the Netherlands, unveiled its new World Business Class seats back in 2013 and has since been installing them across its long-haul fleet (except its Boeing 787-9 ...

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 ...

Why is there a big white end-of-life Boeing 747- 400 aircraft, capable of carrying 490 passengers or troops 7,285 nautical miles non-stop, sitting at Grantley Adams International Airport for the past ...

Atlas Air will park four Boeing 747-400 converted freighters this year and return a fifth to a lessor, moves intended to counteract falling yields and utilization rates caused by softening ...