Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...
For the Boeing 747, under ideal conditions, the aircraft must reach a speed of 184 mph to take off. Cruising speed is the ...
Only three airlines are operating scheduled passenger flights on the 55th anniversary of the 747's first revenue-generating ...
A Delta jet with more than 200 people on board was evacuated on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport Friday morning after an engine issue prompted an aborted takeoff, leaving four people injured, airline ...
The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." But the "Queen of the ...
Two earlier 747 crashes that occurred in such a dramatic post-take off manner were the Air India 855 that dropped into the sea off Mumbai after gaining only 1,390 feet on new year’s 1978 ...