The Boeing 747 is quite possibly the most iconic airplane in aviation history. Everyone knows what the 747 is, even if they don’t care about planes. The ‘Queen of the Skies’ might have ended ...

Bigger than anything before it, the Boeing 747-8 was the final jumbo jet. This documentary shows how it came together.

Unraveling the production history of the original jumbo jet.

A team of mechanics are in the process of removing the jet engines from a 747. It's painstaking, careful work - one mistake can lead to irreparable damage to the ...

Boeing has completed installation of the General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first 747-8 Freighter and is running through rudder proof tests prior to the installation of the tail on the second ...

The GEnx engine is the exclusive engine for the 747-8, and it also powers the majority of 787 aircraft currently in operation.

HAECO’s recent services agreement with SF Airlines for C checks on its Boeing 747 freighter fleet further emphasizes the sustained strong demand for reliable maintenance services for 747s. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- United Airlines flew the last flight of its venerable, four-engine 747 jet. Call it a victim of changing times and more efficient aircraft, but the airline sent it out in style.

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...