According to Boeing, the 747-8 is 16% more fuel efficient than the 747-400 on a per seat basis, although its greater seating capacity pushes its total operating costs closer to the -400. According ...

Sure, aircraft like the Airbus A380 may have full-length double decks, but the 747's iconic profile remains one of a kind. Of course, the shape wasn't meant just to turn heads; it came from real ...

Boeing was producing roughly one 747 every two months when it announced that the jet would be discontinued back in 2020. In 2022, the 747's final full year of production, only five were produced.

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 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." ...

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 ...