It got a lot bigger by the time the current British Airways 747-400 was introduced, and the 747-8i (currently only flown ... which it did. Tomorrow we will take a look at which airlines are still ...

If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet, you may feel like you have missed out on a historic aviation experience. After all, the Queen of the Skies defined an era and ...

The International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns airlines like British Airways and Iberia, accounted for 16% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage in 2024. Despite not being one of the ...

The Boeing 747 would make a comeback in the 2000s, with the airline operating longer-range Boeing 747-400 models on many routes. These planes even stayed in service throughout 2017. But all of this ...

The Rolls-Royce Boeing 747-200, registered N747RR, originally entered service as a passenger aircraft with British Airways in 1980. After decades of commercial service, it was repurposed as a ...

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However, the iconic 747 is disappearing from the skies as more efficient twin-engine airliners take over ... into a party venue. British Airways retired its fleet of Boeing 747s in 2020 following ...

Its use on such a high-value route across the North Atlantic Ocean set the tone for the 747's 20th-century operations, as it became synonymous with long-haul travel. Initial examples were built as the ...