The Boeing 747 also features a highly swept wing, featuring an angle of 37.5 degrees for a more efficient cruise speed.

Comparing the old guard of flagship long-haul flying with the twinjet that has served as a replacement of sorts.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, United Parcel Service (UPS) Express cargo flight 5X61 was attempting a landing ...

Taiwanese investigators have confirmed that a Boeing 747-8F sustained damage to its outboard right-hand engine during a ...

The Boeing 747 is a long-range widebody airliner that has dominated the skies for over fifty years. The four-engine aircraft, ...

Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is retiring a Boeing 747-200 test aircraft after 20 years in service.

In a scene like something out of a spy novel, Boeing's chief engineer sat down with Soviets one evening in Paris. They left ...

THIS is the horrifying moment a Boeing 747 wing crashes into the runway sending bursts of sparks into the air. The UPS cargo ...

According to a Quora thread, in which a user calculated the fuel-efficiency per seat of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747, ...

A Boeing 747 freighter narrowly avoided disaster after its wing struck the runway during a turbulentTPE) in the midst of a typhoon, sending sparks flying across the tarmac. UPS Flight 5X61 was spotted ...

After filing for bankruptcy the plane-hotel never found a new buyer, dumping the rusting aircraft into the care of Sweden's ...

The active Saudi royal 747 fleet is down to one, with two listed as mothballed in the last three years. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is using smaller aircraft like the Boeing 737 and 787-8.