Boeing built the first 747 in 1968 and its production run would last until 2023, when the final airframe - a 747-8F freighter variant - rolled off the production line before its delivery to Atlas Air.

US-based legacy carrier Delta Air Lines operated what many expected would be the last Boeing 747 flight ever flown by the ...

There have been instances of the 747 carrying more than 500 passengers in the past. This would have meant a significant jump in capacity over the original Boeing 707, which could carry just 140 ...

Completed by Kirkland, Washington-based Greenpoint Technologies, one very lucky, very wealthy, and very confidential client took delivery of a personalized Boeing 747-8. Its incredible 4,786 sq.

As British Airways announces the retirement of its remaining Boeing 747 fleet from passenger service, we take a look at its ...

More elegantly, the 747 became known as the Queen of the Skies. It took more than 50,000 Boeing employees less than 16 months to churn out the first 747. The company has completed 1,573 more since ...

The regular hourly rate is £1,000 ($1,285). It's pricey, but the 747 offers myriad amenities. Guests can enjoy some of the original cabin seats, peer into the cockpit and the upper deck ...

The aircraft landed four hours and 25 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The 747-8 Intercontinental first flight marks the beginning of a flight test program that will finish in the fourth ...