Ex-Northwest Boeing 747-100 The oldest Boeing 747-100 that entered revenue-generating service that is not scrapped is found at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport near Maxton in North Carolina. Charlotte ...

Trump’s motorcade parked next to a 13-year-old Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport as the president toured the aircraft on Saturday. AFP via Getty Images ...

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, after U.S. President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on February 15, 2025.

Despite being Boeing's 696th jumbo jet, it was the first upgraded 747-400 to be built. The -400 was a major step forward for the 747 as it not only increased range and performance but also ...

Today, with hindsight being 20/20, we know how the Boeing 747 revolutionized air travel. But that was anything but a sure thing back when it was still on the drawing board in the mid-1960s.