The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.86 ... In fact, the world's first jetliner, the de Havilland Comet, was powered by four engines. The aircraft made its first flight on July 27th ...

It was the first plane referred to as a "jumbo jet," the first commercial airliner with two aisles, and the first double-deck jet airliner. Unfortunately, the 747 is no more, with Boeing ...

A retired Army helicopter pilot shared insights into what may have caused Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision over the ...

Boeing's latest 747 jumbo jet looks like a spiffy new jetliner. But inside it's still a work in progress. WSJ's Daniel Michaels gets a sneak peek at the Paris Air Show. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

to fly from any airport that can support an aircraft the size of a 747 jetliner. Stratolaunch, which announced the award Jan. 9, hopes to have the modifications complete to support testing by the ...

Lines of spectators, cameras and M-16-toting security police greeted the newest space shuttle as it rode piggyback on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner and landed without a hitch Sunday at Vandenberg ...

According to Boeing the 747-8 Intercontinental will have the lowest seat-mile cost of any large commercial jetliner, with 12% lower costs than its predecessor, the 747-400. The airplane provides ...

The 747 was imagined in the 1960s to meet a growing demand for air travel, with Pan Am asking Boeing to design a plane twice the size of the 707, the first jetliner. The Seattle manufacturer did ...