Rolls Royce retires its iconic Boeing 747-200 testbed, N787RR, after nearly 20 years of groundbreaking engine trials, ...

We take a look at double-decker aircraft in the passenger aviation industry, and assess the possibility of seeing another in ...

The U.S. government and Qatar will finalize a deal next week for Qatar to give the U.S. Air Force a jet to be Air Force One.

Qatar has gifted the US a $400 million Boeing 747 to serve as a temporary Air Force One, sparking controversy over ethics, ...

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030.

The Boeing 747 and its four engines once made it the airliner of choice for international flights. So how much fuel do those ...

Boeing just produced its last-ever Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which will be delivered to cargo giant Atlas Air. The first Queen of the Skies was built for Pan Am, taking its maiden commercial flight ...

A decade later, Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, debuted the A380, which can carry more passengers than the 747. But Airbus struggled to sell the plane and announced the end of production in 2019.

It instead went on to serve Boeing as a dedicated test aircraft, first for the 747, and later for other Boeing jets such as the 757 and 777. By the time it retired in 1993, the airplane had ...

Boeing has delivered its last 747 jumbo jet, more than a half-century after production of the plane began. Although many 747s are still in use — and will probably remain so for decades — the ...

The last Boeing 747 has been built, closing out a production run of over 50 years.. As reported by Business Insider, cargo operator Atlas Air will take delivery of the final aircraft, number #1574 ...