In 1969, the Boeing 747 took its first flight, changing the face of aviation forever. It marked the dawn of affordable international travel and made global business feasible for corporations large and ...

Four-turbine aircraft are a rare sight on the tarmac these days, as the efficiency and affordability of twinjet aircraft has ...

I toured the Boeing 747 Experience at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The jet was the first Boeing 747-400 produced and ...

Hopping between continents is as accessible as ever. What used to take months or years now only takes hours thanks to the ...

A decade earlier Boeing’s 707 had ushered in the Jet Age, but with four fuel-thirsty engines and room for fewer than 200 passengers, fares were beyond the budget of most vacationers. The 747 ...

The fastest Boeing found on the flightline today is more than just that, it’s also the last Queen of the Skies to ever take ...

An unusual animal encounter causing a scare in for passengers on a United Airlines flight. A rabbit somehow made it into the right engine of flight UA2325 from Denver to Edmonton on Sunday. The ...

An Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff following engine failure. The plane safely returned and no injuries were reported.

Remembering Ilyushin Il-86, "Camber," its NATO code name, or “Airbusky,” pejoratively called by Western observers.

The Boeing 747-8 represents innovation on a massive scale. Go behind the scenes to find out how Boeing engineers integrate its incredibly powerful engines so that it flies like a dream Vint Cerf ...

The airline patched a fifth engine onto the wing of the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet. The engine was destined for another aircraft that became stranded after experiencing mechanical trouble.