In May 2024, parcel giant FedEx announced that it would support ... were airlifted in a Boeing 747 cargo plane from Hosea Kutako International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport ...

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

Hello from Baku, Azerbaijan. This week, I am flying on Silkway West B747-8 Freighter from Baku to Amsterdam. The B747-8F is fully loaded with 120 tons of cargo with takeoff weight of over 400 tons!

The Boeing 747-100 was the first variant of the Jumbo family. The variant is easy to recognize as the type was built with six upper deck windows (only three on each side). The upper deck was not ...

Since entering service in 1970, more than 1,500 Boeing 747s were built. For decades, if you were flying long-haul, you’d be flying a 747. The giant jumbo opened the world to passengers, democratizing ...

A wing panel that fell off a Boeing 747 freighter upon landing was discovered in a grass area next to the runway at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). After inquiries were made, it was discovered that the ...

An Emirates 747-400 freighter, operated by a partner airline, lands in Luqa, Malta, on Dec. 4, 2014. Emirates this week hired Compass Cargo Airlines in Bulgaria to operate two 747s on its behalf.

Emirates SkyCargo, the air freight division of Dubai-based Emirates, is adding two additional Boeing 747-400F freighters to its fleet to meet soaring demand. The additional pair of widebody freighters ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) ("FedEx") announced today the commencement of offers to exchange any and all of its outstanding senior notes of the ...

Among the most recent close calls was a near-collision at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in February 2023, where a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, were ...