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 ...

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 aircraft, a 747-8 Freighter, left the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington this week as it was handed over to American cargo airline ... airline Pan American World Airways.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Atlas Air is one of the largest cargo operators ... drew out 747 and a crown before heading on its transcontinental flight to ...

Read More Here: 50 Years On, Boeing’s 747 Is Fighting for Survival At 65,000 cubic feet, the Dreamlifter has the largest cargo hold in the world, capable of carrying three times the volume of a ...

"For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world," Kim Smith, Boeing's vice ...

John Diedrich, chief executive of Atlas Air, the cargo ... 747 since 2017. Biggest jet for decades The 747's origins date to the 1960s, a period when aviation was on the upswing and airports were ...