T he Airbus A350-1000 is the largest Airbus currently in production. It is, of course, the largest variant of the Airbus A350 XWB family, an aircraft viewed as a smaller, long-ran ...

The Boeing 747-100 variant of the Jumbo jet first entered service in 1970 with Pan Am and was followed into service by the Boeing 747-200 in 1971.

With the delivery of UPS’s final 747-8F order, Boeing is closing in on the end of production for the historic jetliner that changed aviation forever.

The dawn of the jumbo age fades into history as the last 747-100 heads into retirement. The last flying example of the first Boeing 747 variant, the 49-year old aircraft started life as a Pan Am ...

The Boeing 747 and its four engines once made it the airliner of choice for international flights. So how much fuel do those ...

The Boeing 747 variants were especially popular among Asian, European and North American airlines. The 3 regions combined accounted for almost 90% of the Boeing 747 order book.

The world’s largest business jet, a Boeing 747 configured as a private VIP plane for a Saudi royal, is being scrapped after having spent just 30 hours in service over 16 flights.

Built in 1987, Capt. Jaykl’s jet was among the last "-200" variants of the 747 to come off the assembly line. The model was then replaced by the updated 747-400 in 1989, and the -200 variant ...

The final Boeing 747—a 747-8F—is being assembled in Everett. [Courtesy: Atlas Air Worldwide] More than half a century after the model first flew—changing aviation forever—final assembly of ...

The passenger variants could carry between 400 to 500 passengers, depending on the versions, while the latest 747-8 freighter variant can carry a maximum payload of 307,000 lbs. Specialized ...

The latest nation to take ownership of the Queen of the Skies is Egypt, which was the mystery buyer of an old 747 from Boeing in 2021.

Boeing faces a major uphill battle in sales of its latest 747 variant, the 747-400ER, as market demand for widebody aircraft erodes while carriers continue to struggle financially. Resuscitation ...