Boeing 747 aircraft are still being sought after as passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as backups for Air Force One, ...

The aviation industry witnessed the end of an era on Tuesday as Boeing made the final delivery of its iconic 747 “jumbo jet” model. The famed plane — nicknamed the whale for its distinctive hump and ...

The jumbo jet will certainly leave big shoes to fill!

Aviation nuts know this plane as the Queen of the Skies, but the world at large has come to be familiar with it as the Boeing 747. It’s a wide-body flying machine with twin aisles (the first to use ...

The last Boeing 747 left the company’s widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have ...

This week Boeing celebrated the end of an era with the delivery of its last 747 jumbo jet. Known as the “Queen of the skies,” the 747 has dominated the airways for over fifty years. The company ...

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EVERETT, Wash. – More than a half-century ago, Boeing unveiled the 747, a massive and striking airplane that captured the public imagination and brought air travel to the masses. The jet has been a ...

Boeing said Thursday it will reduce production rates of its 747-8 jumbo jet because of a sluggish air cargo market. The Chicago-based company said in a news release that production on the aircraft ...

The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft, a modified Boeing 747-8i gifted by Qatar, has finished modifications and flight testing and is now being painted in a red, white, and blue livery. Intended ...

EVERETT — The Queen of the Skies has left the building. On Tuesday night, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of The Boeing Co.’s assembly factory at Paine Field. Hundreds of workers gathered inside and ...