"This was THE airplane that introduced flying for the middle class in the U.S.," said Air France-KLM CEO ... the plane's heyday arrived in 1989 when Boeing introduced the 747-400 with new engines ...

It will replace the 747 with the smaller Boeing 777-300ER ... British Airways, Dutch carrier KLM and Qantas all ditched the plane to help weather losses and better shape their future fleets.

The final plane — a 747-8 freighter ... like the Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350. The COVID-19 pandemic was the nail in the coffin for many 747s as carriers like British Airways, KLM, Qantas ...

The final plane, delivered this week ... Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection A KLM Boeing 747 on the approach at Saint Maarten. Princess Juliana International is renowned ...

Boeing introduced the final model, the 747-8, which included around 50 passenger configurations and over 100 cargo configurations. While some airlines continue to use the plane for passenger ...

Boeing has delivered its last 747 jumbo jet, more than a half-century after production of the plane began. Although many 747s are still in use — and will probably remain so for decades — the ...

Among those paying tribute to the aircraft was actor John Travolta, who attended a Boeing tribute to the 747 last week in Everett, Washington. "As a pilot, I know how great this plane is to fly ...

The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft. The first Boeing 747 at the plant in Washington ...

Boeing introduced the 747-8 in 2011, with the cargo version of the plane debuting before the passenger variant, the 747-8i, entering service the following year. The 747-8 offered many major ...

A softball-sized hole was found above an engine of a Boeing 747 carrying cargo Thursday night after the plane experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing in Miami. The uncommon ...

The plane was en route from Bangkok ... killed on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife after a KLM Boeing 747 attempted to take off. There was heavy fog and the Boeing crashed ...

Boeing notes that the plane stretches about 250 feet long and has a 133-ton payload. However, there are other ways to take a ride in a 747: Over 400 examples are still in active service as of ...