Here’s How Much Shorter The Boeing 747SP Was Compared To The 747-400

The Boeing 747-400 was the definitive, best-selling variant of Boeing's iconic double-decker, jumbo jet. On the other hand, ...

Why Does The Boeing 747-400 Have 3 Engine Types?

One iconic plane, three very different engines. Unravel the mystery of the 747-400's multi-engine design and the strategic ...
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I visited a rare Boeing 747 that Delta saved from the scrapyard. See inside the time capsule of flying's golden age.

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for Delta ...
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Why Is Korean Air Flying A Boeing 747-8 To Atlanta For 1 Flight Only?

Korean Air has been flying to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for over 30 years, connecting its base at Seoul's Incheon International Airport with the fortress hub of its long-time ...
Flightglobal

Flying 747s at age 23: how Paola Velasco shattered biases in Bolivia’s airline industry

At the age of nine, Paola Velasco flew with her mother from Bolivia to Lima in Peru, then onward via American Airlines to Miami, Florida. The experience changed the course of Bolivian-born Velasco’s ...
Forbes

Qatar’s Royal Boeing 747-8 Gift To Trump Is A Vanity Air Force One

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. Whatever its fate, the $400 million gift has raised some ethical and ...
Aviation Week

Rolls-Royce's Pearl 10X Set For 747 Flying Testbed Evaluation

GENEVA—Rolls-Royce is readying the first Pearl 10X for flight on its Boeing 747-200 flying testbed following successful ground tests which the company says have confirmed the engine’s predicted ...
Forbes

Iron Maiden’s Boeing 747 Tour Plane Becomes A Collectible

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The iconic Iron Maiden tour plane is no more. The heavy ...
Flying

747 cockpit

The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s crown underlaid by the numbers “7-4-7.” ...
Flying

Felis 747-200

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Low flying 747 causes panic in Manhattan

NEW YORK – A Boeing 747 used by the president was escorted over lower Manhattan by two Air Force fighter jets Monday as part of a government photo opportunity, causing a brief panic among office ...