T he Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 are the two largest commercial jets ever built and also among the most beloved aircraft in ...

It's been over 50 years since the Boeing 747 first took to the skies, and since then, several variants of the airplane have served passengers and airline companies. While detailing each variant of ...

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.

It was a big day for a really big plane at the Boeing Co. plant in Everett as the company unveiled its latest passenger version of the 747 - and it could possibly be the last. With the build-up of ...

At the time, Boeing was chasing dreams of supersonic glory with the Boeing 2707, its answer to the Concorde. The company believed the 747's reign as a passenger jet would be short, expecting it to ...

Despite being Boeing's 696th jumbo jet, it was the first upgraded 747-400 to be built. The -400 was a major step forward for the 747 as it not only increased range and performance but also ...