One of the rarest planes in the sky today—and most beloved by frequent fliers—is the Boeing 747 ... staircase to the upper deck. I definitely relished walking up the stairs and turning ...

"And then of course, that really exclusive opportunity to go up that spiral staircase in those first 747's and go into that upper deck ... and looked off the boarding stairs at 231 feet of airplane ...

Each one of its four PW4056 turbofan engines produces 57,000 lbs of thrust, helping a full-loaded 747-400 fly nearly 7,000 miles. A short elevator ride takes up to the boarding door. Take a left ...