Brands like Pan Am have given way to Singapore Airlines, Emirates, and Etihad. Flying these days can ... The introduction of the double-decker Boeing 747 jumbo jet in 1970 took first-class service ...

The latest development is that Air Chinawill return the 747-8to Washington Dulles, having last used the type there—albeit infrequently—in 2020. It will become the world's new longest 747 ...