On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet took to the sky for the very first time. Subscribe ... The A380 hit the market more than 35 years after the 747 made its first flight.

Vining conducted the first flight of the second 747-8 to roll out of the factory. INFOGRAPHIC: By the Numbers Gottshall came to the 747 Classic models from the operations side before coming to Boeing.

United Airlines promised that its last-ever passenger flight on the Boeing 747 would be a memorable one. And was it ever. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

Fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1969, the Boeing 747 was officially introduced to the world. But as the wide-bodied jumbo jet taxied down the runway for its inaugural flight from Paine Field… ...

The move away from the four-engined 747 comes as newer fuel-efficient two-engine models have gained favor among the world’s airlines. Increasingly, carriers have looked to Boeing’s 777 and 787 ...

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.

Qantas's final Boeing 747 departed from Australia for the last time on Wednesday en route to retirement, marking the end of a nearly 50-year chapter with the aircraft that started in 1971.

When the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter flies from Seattle to the Paris Air Show, it will mark the first time a commercial aircraft has crossed the Atlantic Ocean using biofuel.

For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On January 3, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for ...

Boeing said its 747-8 Intercontinental completed its first four-hour test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines.