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

When it debuted in 1989, the 747-400 was a world beater. Already on its fourth generation, the jumbo could fly up to 7,200 nautical miles and airlines flocked to it for its ability to fly non-stop ...

Nearly 55 years after Boeing started production of its jumbo 747 jet, the last model of the iconic airplane left the company’s factory in Everett, Wash., closing a chapter in aviation history.

Boeing's great airplane-making machine, bedeviled by unprecedented production delays during the last two years, is almost ready to introduce two new airplanes to the world.

The final Boeing 747 to be assembled has left Everett’s Paine Field. The jumbo jet, a 747-8 freighter operated by cargo carrier Atlas Air, departed after 8 a.m. Wednesday. It is the last of its ...

Remembering the 747. The 747 was the first true jumbo jet. The first passenger plane of its kind, four engines, two aisles, and capacity for up to nearly 700 passengers in a one-class setup.

Boeing's 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic "Jumbo Jet", revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as "Queen of the Skies" ended by more efficient twinjet ...

Boeing isn't counting on the jumbo plane making a big comeback. The future of the company's 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plane looks bleak.

A decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage is being moved through Las Vegas streets to become part of Area15's expansion plan, offering new immersive experiences and a dining and nightlife venue.

Boeing engineer Joe Sutter led a team that designed the 747, a hump-backed behemoth almost as long as a football field that can pack in nearly 600 people. He died Aug. 30 at 95.

EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing's iconic 747 hits a major milestone this weekend when German carrier Lufthansa flies away with the 1,500th 747 ever produced. The delivery continues a remarkable run for ...

A viation enthusiasts may already be familiar with Sweden’s Jumbo Stay Hotel, a former Boeing 747 converted into a hotel beside Stockholm Arlanda Airport. After more than 15 years, the one-of-a-kind ...