The Boeing 747-8 is currently the world's longest commercial jet in history with a fuselage measuring 250 ft 2 in (76.25 m), eclipsing the Airbus A340, which was 247 feet (75.30 meters) long. The ...

As for the 747, it is one of the rare 747SP models and originally flew for Pan American Airways. The airplane was dedicated as a ‘Clipper’ in Pan Am tradition , but with a famous twist.

A decommissioned 747 fuselage is escorted as it departs from the Las Vegas Speedway on North Las Vegas Boulevard to the Area15 campus, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

A decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage is being moved through Las Vegas streets to become part of Area15's expansion plan, offering new immersive experiences and a dining and nightlife venue.

Boeing to make 747 fuselage parts in Ga. as supplier pulls out . Originally published September 17, 2015 at 10:58 am Updated September 18, 2015 at 10:00 am ...

We walked around the windows of the flight deck and the distinctive 747 hump. At the open end that would be joined to the center fuselage — just over 21 feet in diameter — I squeezed between ...

The famed Boeing Co. 747 airplane now has a slightly longer lease on life — at least in the cargo transport industry. UPS orders more Boeing 747s — a possible boon for Hawthorne fuselage plant ...

Boeing remains on track for the final body join of the first stretched 747 next month by completing assembly of the forward fuselage of the initial 747-8 Freighter, RC501. The 89 ft., 2 in ...

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.

Boeing has completed the assembly of the forward fuselage for the first 747-8 Freighter. It has more than 13 of the additional feet that will make the 747-8 about 18 feet longer than a 747-400.

Federal safety regulators on Wednesday ordered inspections of Boeing 747 fuselages as a result of the investigation into the China Airlines crash over the Taiwan Strait in May.

Boeing is assembling the fuselage of the first 747-8 Freighter, which at 250 ft. 2 in. will be the longest version of the 747 ever built. The upper crown and cockpit of the Spirit AeroSystems ...