I f you've ever gazed at the Boeing 747 from a terminal window or walked through its upper deck, you've likely wondered: Why ...

World Airways entered the widebody era when it took delivery of one of only 13 Boeing 747-200C Convertibles ever built. Featuring an upward-opening nose to facilitate straight-in, main deck loading of ...

Over the previous six months, All Nippon Airways had sent its 747-400s on a series of farewell ... The Dreamlifter has a 65,000-cubic-foot cargo hold—the world’s largest.

On July 15, 1966, Juan Trippe, the founder and C.E.O. of Pan American World Airways ... and the final 747 customer, Atlas Air, a cargo-and-charter company that was flying the plane—parked ...

The last new Boeing 747 left the company’s factory on Tuesday, marking the end of an era for the iconic airplane that captured the world’s attention and brought more affordable air travel to ...

Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it's scheduled ... tourists but also for cargo ...

Boeing began designing the airplane in the mid-1960s at the request of Pan American World Airways ... Still, interest in the 747 lingered, particularly for cargo operations.

On Tuesday, Boeing's final 747 rolled off the assembly line in ... made in collaboration with launch customer Pan American World Airways. Shortly after the Boeing 707 rushed the world into the ...

Doha: Qatar Airways Cargo has maintained its position as the world’s leading airfreight carrier ... transformation by retiring its last Boeing 747 aircraft and transitioning to an all Boeing ...

“If you build it, I’ll buy it,” said Juan Trippe, the head of Pan American World Airways ... of the cargo and charter carrier Atlas Air Worldwide. How appropriate, for the 747 created ...

Qatar Airways has ended Boeing 747 operations, with the final flight of a 747-8F operating on behalf of its cargo division. It is withdrawing the type in favour of twin-engined freighters ...