A gigantic financial gamble at the start, the 747 paid off big for Boeing. Eighty-nine countries ... I was tucked up on the left side of the upper deck with a window seat. I felt above it all ...

The 747’s most distinctive feature, the upper deck ... 747-8, the largest and most modern 747 variant, has sold only sporadically and production has dwindled to almost nothing—though Boeing ...

A particular challenge will be installing the seats on the jet's narrower upper deck. Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 fleet in a nutshell As noted earlier, current fleet data made available by ch ...