While Concordes operated by British Airways and Air France became the airplane of choice for trans-Atlantic travel – albeit ...

Learn more about the fictitious Austin Powers 747 and how it made an impact in commercial aircraft designs moving forward.

It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.

Command the Queen of the Skies, but brace for towering price tags, endless fuel thirst, and maintenance worthy of a small nation.

Boeing had to figure out how to connect the hump from the front section to the central wing box section for the 747SP, a rare variant with a short fuselage intended for extended-range flights.

The 747-8 is an exquisite machine and is ruinously expensive. No wonder Qatar wants to give it to Donald Trump, who doesn’t seem to understand or care.

The 747's first flight was largely uneventful, and despite a minor flap issue, the aircraft performed well and was resistant to "Dutch roll," a common problem in early swept-wing jets. Further ...

The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’ aircraft at SNC’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center. Sierra Nevada ...

For the Boeing 747, under ideal conditions, the aircraft must reach a speed of 184 mph to take off. Cruising speed is the speed the aircraft can reach and sustain for extended periods.

From the 747’s first flight, in 1969, size has been the headline grabber, but airlines and passengers could also see that the 747 was shrinking the world with its then-record-breaking speed of ...