Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

T he Boeing 747 program has given us icons of the skies like the earlier 747-100 and 747-200 models, as well as the ...

The 356ft long plane would carry 12 times as much as a Boeing 747 (which is 127ft shorter) - and it would even be longer than the Wembley Stadium pitch. One man behind the project is rocket ...

Over its many years of service, the Boeing 747 also served as a cultural and artistic vessel for airlines and nations alike. Introduced in 1969, this iconic aircraft redefined intercontinental flight ...

The Boeing 747 is celebrating its 55th anniversary since its first revenue-generating flight (with Pan Am). It's been five years since Simple Flying looked back on the Jumbo's then-50-year long ...

An Emirates 747-400 freighter, operated by a partner airline, lands in Luqa, Malta, on Dec. 4, 2014. Emirates this week hired Compass Cargo Airlines in Bulgaria to operate two 747s on its behalf.

History has seen many defining moments unfold on February 9. From technological marvels like the first flight of the Boeing 747 to pop culture milestones like The Beatles’ legendary television debut, ...

The Boeing 747 program is no longer in production, so the reduction there is less meaningful. Whereas Boeing’s numbers were worse on every metric. That was not the case for competitor Airbus.

Boeing on Saturday warned employees involved in its Space Launch System moon rocket program that it expected to lay off around 400 people. The news comes amid delays and rising costs for NASA’s ...

Production struggles at Boeing and Airbus have forced airlines around the world to cut routes and spend more to keep older planes flying, even as travel demand soars. Airlines reeling from delays ...

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