The aircraft's operating economics are fundamentally unappealing to legacy airlines.
To many of us, the Boeing 747 is a beloved icon of aviation’s sparkling history that has left a legacy on the air industry ...
The Boeing 747, a once-dominant passenger jet, now reigns as one of the most important cargo aircraft, ...
At the time, air travel was expanding rapidly, and airlines needed far more capacity to connect international hubs. The 747 ...
TOKYO – Family members of victims in the world’s deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked on Aug 12 to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the ...
On August 12, 1985, the crash of a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 in central Japan resulted in 520 fatalities. It was Japan’s deadliest air accident, as well as the deadliest air disaster in history ...
The Boeing 747 was a landmark in the history of commercial aviation, a "moonshot" project from the storied company that made long-distance travel affordable and accessible to the masses. Four jet ...
Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...
On Tuesday, Boeing will wave a final goodbye to the 747 jumbo jet. In the years after its launch, the 747 elevated the Puget Sound region to the world’s premier airplane manufacturing site and boosted ...
The new limited editor Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card, the first to made from the melted-down metal of a retired Delta Boeing 747. The Boeing 747 may be fading from the skies, but Delta ...
In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson ...
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is winding down production of the 747 jumbo jet, which democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell behind modern twin-engine aircraft. Chief Executive Dave ...