For another, the flight deck boasts a small bunk room that sleeps two, plus a lavatory, so the crew don’t need to leave the cockpit for a bathroom break. This particular 747 first flew in 1999.

The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s crown underlaid by the numbers ...

At the young age of 34 years old, van Heijst has already logged 8,000 hours of flight time, including 4,000 solely on the 747.

Stretched 18 feet longer than the previous 747-400 model, the passenger version of the 747-8 adds 51 seats for a total capacity of 467. The freighter version offers 26 percent more cargo volume.

Earlier that week, United Airlines announced a special one-off flight from O’Hare to San Francisco on a Boeing 747. For aviation geeks like me, that’s notable for a few reasons: United doesn ...

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 ...

Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA’s space shuttles ...