Asiana Airlines calls time on South Korea’s last operating Boeing 747-400 plane
Asiana Airlines has announced that it will retire its last operating Boeing 747-400 aircraft next month. Asiana Airlines…
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Explore news and updates on the Boeing 747, a four-engine, long-haul wide-body jet airliner known for its iconic upper deck that transformed air travel.
The Top 10 largest private jets in the world in 2024
It’s here: the much-anticipated list of the Top 10 largest private jets in the world for 2024. In…
Seized former Iranian-owned Boeing 747 with links to terrorist group lands in US
A Boeing 747-300M which has been at the center of a geopolitical storm and previously owned by the…
Queen of the Skies 747-8 set to become largest commercial jet to land at Dublin
Dublin Airport (DUB) is set to welcome its biggest ever commercial jet when the Chinese Premier, Li Qiang,…
More drama: Venezuelan 747 held by Argentina to be handed to US authorities
The seemingly never-ending saga involving a former Iranian-owned Boeing 747-300 that was seized in Argentina in June 2022…
35 years ago: The loss of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
December 21 marks a tragic milestone in aviation history. On this day in 1988, a Pan American (Pan…
VIP: Singapore Airlines to fly giant panda cub back to China on Boeing B747-400F
Singapore Airlines will start the new year flying a VIP (Very Important Panda). In January 2024, the Singapore…
Stratolaunch takes Virgin Orbit’s ex-Boeing 747 for first flight in new livery
Hypersonic aircraft developer Stratolaunch has taken its newly acquired Boeing 747 jet, adorned with its new livery, out…
Lufthansa to develop new first class suites for its Boeing 747-8 fleet
Lufthansa revealed that it has plenty of goals up its sleeve, including plans for a new first class…
Private Boeing 747 jet hosts lavish Indian wedding with 350 guests: video
A Dubai-based Indian couple put on their dream wedding aboard a private Boeing 747 jet and invited 350…
‘Chicago’ actors bring theater to the sky on 14-hour flight from Seoul to US
How do you pass the time on a 14-hour flight? Some of us would take this time to…
Korean Air Lines Flight 007: the Boeing 747 shot down by a Soviet Su-15 in 1983
On August 31, 1983, Korean Air Lines (today known as Korean Air) Flight 007 left John F. Kennedy…
BOAC-liveried British Airways Boeing 747 scrapped
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 bearing the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) retro livery has been scrapped at…
Kalitta Air Boeing 747 drifts away from the runway upon landing: video
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 veered off the runway upon landing in China, resulting in the aircraft being…
FAA addresses Boeing 747-8 fuselage cracks caused by shimming errors
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) latest Airworthiness Directive (AD) aims to address fuselage cracks on…
Top 10 ACMI dedicated airlines in the world
Aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance, widely known as “ACMI” services, are currently considered the most common method of…
Cargolux Boeing 747F aircraft involved in another landing gear incident
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registered as LX-VCB, was forced to declare an emergency after the crew received an…
Cargolux Boeing 747 freighter loses landing gear during emergency landing
A Cargolux Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft sustained significant damages after its right body landing gear bogie detached following…