Over the past few years, many 747 operators have either retired or made plans to retire their jumbo jet fleets. Airlines have elected to go with smaller aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

The 747 has generally been used for international flights. The last United Airlines international flight for the 747 was on October 29, from Seoul, South Korea, to San Francisco.

DALLAS -- Continental Airlines Inc. said today it will cut 1,700 jobs and raise fees for checking luggage after it posted a large loss for the second quarter amid falling traffic. The Houston ...

DALLAS -- Continental Airlines said today it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs that have pushed the industry into its worst crisis since 2001.

Continental Airlines said Wednesday that it will begin charging trans-Atlantic passengers $50 for a second piece of checked luggage, with a first checked bag remaining free. The new baggage policy ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Transportation Department fined Continental Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and US Airways for failing to tell consumers key information about their flights, including taxes and who ...

Continental Airlines Inc. said Chairman and Chief Executive Gordon Bethune, 62, who restored profit at the fifth-largest U.S. carrier, would retire Dec. 31.

United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United and Continental Airlines, said today it was spending $550 million on improvements to many of its jets by next year.