He boarded the JAL 123 flight from Tokyo to Osaka. The jumbo jet, a Boeing 747-SR model, never made it to its destination. At around 6:56 p.m., the plane crashed into a ridge on Mount Osutakayama ...

South Korea's worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year's deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out ...

Korean Air is expected to stop flying the longest Boeing 747 passenger flight in March 2025. Airlines globally have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of less costly widebodies. Only four ...

After over 100 people were killed in a South Korea plane accident, here are the worst accidents and crashes in aviation ...

Military systems provider Sierra Nevada has begun modifying a Boeing 747-8 to serve as one of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) new nuclear command and control aircraft. Known for now as the ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...

The Dreamlifter, which has a distinctively pudgy body, was remodeled from Boeing's 747-400 jumbo jet fleet. Only four Dreamlifter jets are currently in operation in the world, and Chubu Centrair ...

Australian airline Qantas has bid farewell to its last Boeing 747 aeroplane with one final flourish - drawing its logo, the flying kangaroo, in the sky. Dozens gathered at Sydney Airport on ...