The newest version of the jumbo jet gets through a lot of fuel, but its high capacity means that the consumption is spread ...

Like the earlier Boeing 747 variants, the 747-8 has four engines, two on each side of the aircraft. Although this is one of ...

It was the stuff of nightmares disguised as innovation - a Boeing 747 transformed into an airborne aircraft carrier, with 10 ...

When passengers watched a Boeing 747-400 push back from a gate in the 1990s and early 2000s, they were looking at an aircraft that defined intercontinental travel. With more than 400 seats, four ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

Because aerospace giant Boeing no longer manufactures the 747, additional parts will be needed over time to keep the main Air Force One flying.

The U.S. Air Force is purchasing two additional Boeing 747-8s to be used for its long delayed new Air Force One project, ...

The purchase is separate from two 747-8i aircraft that Boeing is currently modifying under the VC-25B program, which will ...

Boeing’s 747 is big, but not so big that the forward fuselage can’t be part of a museum exhibit Bob van der Linden F. Robert van der Linden is a curator who specializes in commercial aviation.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is getting a $400 million holiday bonus from an aircraft that’s long been out of favor — the venerable ...

Boeing was originally supposed to deliver Air Force One jets in 2024, but the deal ran into several delays. Now, they have a ...

The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky. The royal family of Qatar, owner of one of ...