Here's Where Boeing 747-8 Crew Members Hide From Passengers To Sleep During Flights

While the 747-8 typically flies with fewer passengers, the variant could in theory carry up to 605 travelers at a time. That ...
Yahoo

The world's longest Boeing 747 flight is returning to the skies. See where else the iconic jumbo jet still flies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Korean Air is once again flying the world's longest Boeing 747 flight. Airlines have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of ...
Forbes

The 747 Is Quickly Disappearing: Here’s Where You Can Still Fly One

Friday’s news that British Airways will retire all of its remaining 747s came as a heavy blow both to fans of classic airplanes as well as a good number of frequent flyers who had come to love its ...

The Aircraft Set To Replace The Iconic Boeing 747 On Cargo Routes

The 747's iconic front-loading cargo door will prove hard to replace, but the economics may support replacement.
Forbes

Almost 60 Years After First Flight, The Boeing 747 Still In Demand

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
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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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing ...
Wall Street Journal

Boeing Delivers the Last 747: A History of the ‘Queen of the Skies’

Known for its distinctive hump and upper deck, the "Queen of the Skies" made long-haul travel affordable for the masses decades ago and for many symbolizes the golden age of air travel. “Because of ...
The Atlantic

The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent

Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert. As I steered off the interstate toward Pinal Airpark, in Marana, Arizona, I got my first view of a corpse in full: a stark-white Boeing 747, ...
The Drive

The Last-Ever Boeing 747 Has Been Built

The last Boeing 747 has been built, closing out a production run of over 50 years. As reported by Business Insider, cargo operator Atlas Air will take delivery of the final aircraft, number #1574, ...
Flying

Boeing 747 from the Flight Deck

The production of the iconic Boeing 747 has concluded with the final 747-8 model's departure, marked by a symbolic inaugural flight pattern. Pilots who have intimately flown the 747, including test ...
Jalopnik

How Much Fuel Does A Boeing 747 Burn Per Hour, And How Much Can It Hold?

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...