For an airport to accommodate the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 can bring many benefits, such as increased passenger numbers, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This means that in the future, hypersonic aircraft could carry just as many passengers or as much cargo as today’s jumbo jets. They carried out the test flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ...

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 ...

Discover the legendary aircraft that shaped history, from supersonic visionaries to reliable stale model airplanes. Explore ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...

It was August 9, 1978 when an Olympic Airways plane almost crashed into central Athens with the pilot managing to avoid the ...