On Monday, July 7th, 2025, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 experienced not one but two diversions with the 2nd resulting in a mayday ...

Experience a unique wedding celebration aboard a chartered Boeing 747-400 operated by Aquiline International, departing from ...

The last Boeing 747 trundled out of the factory and was handed over to its new operators. It’s the end of an era. And it’s not. Some of the big birds will fly well past 2030.

But even Boeing now appears to concede that the 747 is not likely to continue to be an option that airlines want for passenger service. Instead, airlines have increasingly moved toward two-engine ...

Boeing has delivered its last 747 jumbo jet, more than a half-century after production of the plane began. Although many 747s are still in use — and will probably remain so for decades — the ...

The Boeing 747 set upon its first commercial flight 50 years ago on Saturday, lifting off from a drizzly Tarmac outside Seattle. In the decades since, it spent a half-century traversing the skies ...

It instead went on to serve Boeing as a dedicated test aircraft, first for the 747, and later for other Boeing jets such as the 757 and 777. By the time it retired in 1993, the airplane had ...

The last Boeing 747 has been built, closing out a production run of over 50 years.. As reported by Business Insider, cargo operator Atlas Air will take delivery of the final aircraft, number #1574 ...

Boeing gave its iconic 747 jumbo jet a grand sendoff today, marking the end of a 55-year era for airplane manufacturing but vowing that the “Queen of the Skies” will continue its reign for ...

A decade later, Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, debuted the A380, which can carry more passengers than the 747. But Airbus struggled to sell the plane and announced the end of production in 2019.

Boeing's 747-8 Freighter, which made its first flight a year ago. Boeing said that the 747-8 Intercontinental should make its first flight sometime in early spring this year.

While the 747 remains one of aviation's most beloved aircraft, its future has become a question of practicality. The supersonic dreams Boeing once bet on never materialized in a meaningful way.