Japan Airlines International (JAL) has confirmed it will decommission its last two remaining Boeing 747 jumbojets, ending over 40 years of affinity with the aircraft. Two Boeing 747s were greeted by ...

The type remains in service with a handful of cargo and passenger airlines.

Today, JAL Group’s last two Boeing 747-400s made their final touchdown at Tokyo (Narita) from Honolulu at 12:52pm and from Okinawa at 13:07pm as JAL’s commercial flights, closing a significant chapter ...

The JAL 747-300, operated by a 3-man flight crew, will fly from Honolulu to Tokyo (Narita) and thereafter retire after 26 years of reliable service to the airline group. In the mid-1960s, ...

Japan Airlines has retired its last Boeing 747 Classic, 39 years after introducing the type. The last unit was a 747-300. The carrier introduced its first 747 Classic, a 747-100, in 1970. It still ...

The JAL Group's last "Classic Jumbo Jet" took to the skies yesterday on its final flight, ending an era of the Boeing 747 Classic type of aircraft in the company's fleet. The 747-300, operated by a ...

Flight trials of CFM International's new Leap-X engine, an option for the Airbus A320neo, will be carried out on a new Boeing 747-400 testbed. General Electric has acquired the 747-400, an ex-Japan ...