When it comes to ultra-large private jets, the Boeing 747 stands in a league of its own. Often referred to as the "Queen of ...

The Boeing 747 has become a rareity in the skies these days. Only four global airlines are expected to operate the iconic ...

Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

The wheel well was only accessible from outside the plane, and it wasn’t clear Wednesday how or when the person accessed the ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...

Famously, NASA heavily modified two Boeing 747 Jumbo jets to carry its Space Shuttles (they are called the Space Shuttle ...

The Boeing 747 not only democratised air travel but romanticised ... The First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon christened the first aircraft before its inaugural flight, on Pan Am’s New ...

and interest in the aircraft in the United States of America. The Boeing 747 cargo aircraft arrived in the Southern District of Florida where it will be prepared for disposition,“ it went on.

21 December 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, 38 minutes after take-off ...

The body of the apparent stowaway was found in the nose gear wheel well of a United Airlines Boeing 747 that arrived at San Francisco International Airport from Shanghai. Officials said the man ...