The King of Saudi Arabia boards his Boeing 747 on a golden escalator, while Turkey's jet was gifted by Qatar following ...

In the early 1990s, McDonnell Douglas envisioned an aircraft that could rival the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380—a revolutionary double-deck jumbo jet known as the MD-12. This ambitious design aimed ...

The 747-8i Boeing Business Jet, which is a VIP-configured variant of the civilian jumbo plane, is the world's largest private aircraft in active operation. The dual-level jumbo takes private ...

When it comes to ultra-large private jets, the Boeing 747 stands in a league of its own. Often referred to as the "Queen of ...

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Scientists in China have announced that a jumbo jet prototype built by them had managed to reach hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 and above) during a flight test. The scientists claim that the aircraft ...

Chinese scientists have sent a hypersonic aircraft with a remarkably bulky body soaring through the sky, reaching a speed that could cover the distance from Beijing to New York in two hours.

Some of those aircraft will never fly again. "Owners don't want to be paying parking fees and storage fees for aircraft," says James Cobbold, director at Willis Lease, a global engine leasing company.