Boeing built the first 747 in 1968 and its production run would last until 2023, when the final airframe - a 747-8F freighter variant ... also upgraded to a glass cockpit and would enter service ...

However, that excitement got Boeing to thinking: its 747 might not be ideal for commercial ... But there was just one problem: the cockpit was located over the nose. So, it was moved to the ...

A decommissioned Boeing ... s cockpit, was loaded onto a transport trailer early Wednesday, then moved on surface streets to the Area15 campus. The cockpit section of the fuselage from the 747 ...

When the first Boeing 747 rolled from the hangar in Everett ... tapering rearward from the cockpit windscreen to form an assertive, almost regal-looking prow. Two hundred feet behind, the jet ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for ...

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated.

Lufthansa Cargo sees a cargo capacity crunch ahead, driven by strong Asian demand and aircraft supply issues, with its first Boeing 777-8F now slated to arrive in 2028. Speaking on a March 18 ...