Kalitta Air’s Boeing 747-400F N740CK, built in 1989, is the oldest active 747-400 freighter still flying in 2025.

The Boeing 747 is one of the most famous planes in aviation history. But newer, more efficient twin-engine airliners have relegated the Queen of the Skies to retirement or to flying cargo.

In addition to passenger 747s, Boeing also produced a huge number of cargo 747s, many of which are still flying for various shipping companies. So, you might be able to spot a 747 over in the ...

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.

The Boeing 747 is one of the most famous planes in aviation history. But newer, more efficient twin-engine airliners have relegated the Queen of the Skies to retirement or to flying cargo.

Trump walks away from the White House traveling press pool outside Air Force One on Feb. 14, 2025. AP He told Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk during an online chat in 2024 on Musk’s X social ...

President Donald Trump is poised to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatar royal family, sources said.

The current Air Force One fleet consists of aging Boeing 747-200 jets, with replacements delayed until 2027. President Trump has expressed frustration over these delays, seeking faster solutions.

The luxury Boeing 747 is not a gift to America from Qatar. It’s a gawdy grift plane to Trump. A bribe. It’s just plane ol’ corruption.

It expects to have 21 777s flying in two years. Emirates also is investing in the conversion of 10 Boeing 777-300 passenger jets into freighters through an arrangement with Israel Aircraft Industries.

The Boeing will be reassembled and become the centerpiece of the AREA15 expansion site. "The plane will expand to about 150 feet wide so people will be able to walk through it," Verzosa said.

However, the oldest passenger 747 is not found in Germany or Asia, but rather in a place betweenthe two continents. In Iran, a Boeing 747-400 flies with the title, " Mahan Air " on each side.