Atlas Air purchases the last four Boeing 747-8 Freighters
Freighters to add additional capacity to meet growing e-commerce and express cargo demand
Order will complete production of the 747-8 in 2022Boeing and...
This month Twente Airport will welcome two Air France A340s and one KLM Boeing 747 for disassembly
In January Aircraft disassembly and dismantling company AELS will welcome 3 aircraft at Twente Airport: one Boeing 747 and two Airbus A340s. Air France will...
Bleak travel demand forces British Airways to retire Boeing 747 fleet
Due to the very bleak outlook for passenger demand during this coronavirus pandemic, British Airways is forced to retire its entire fleet of 31...
Marking the retirement of the Boeing 747 from El Al service, this last flight has almost completed a “Sky Painting”
After 48 years of dedicated service, El Al is operating its final Boeing 747 service. About two hours into flight LY1747 from Rome Fiumicino,...
Happy 50th Birthday, Queen of the Skies!
Exactly 50 years ago, the first Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet reached for the skies for the very first time.On 9 February 1969, Boeing test...
UPS commits to purchase 14 additional Boeing 747-8F freighters and orders 4 new Boeing 767s
UPS today announced it has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo jets and four new Boeing 767 aircraft to provide additional capacity in response to...
Qatar Airways announces order for two 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ER Boeing aircraft
Boeing and Qatar Airways announced an order today for two 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs (Extended Range), valued at $2.16 billion at list prices.The...
Bahrain launches world’s largest eco-friendly underwater theme park, a Boeing 747 as its centrepiece
Early 2019, Bahrain announced the launch of the world’s largest underwater theme park. The operation to sink a Boeing 747 is currently underway. The huge...
As President Trump wanted a cheaper Air Force One, the USAF is now buying two undelivered 747-8s from bankrupt Russian airline Transaero
The Air Force awarded a Boeing contract modification Aug. 4, 2017, to purchase two commercial 747-8 aircraft for future modification to replace the two...
Qantas says goodbye to the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
On Wednesday 22 July 2020, Qantas marked the end of an era as the Australian airline said goodbye to the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet.The...
British Airways’ final Boeing 747s cleared for take-off from London Heathrow this week
British Airways’ last Heathrow-based Boeing 747s retire on the morning of Thursday 8 October
Social media users are invited to share their memories...
Boeing delivered final 747, an aeroplane that transformed aviation and global air travel, to Atlas Air
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers – to celebrate...
United Airlines: Boeing 747 final flight will come close by end of 2017
United Airlines is accelerating the retirement of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets, saying its last flight on the “Queen of the Skies” will...
Virgin Atlantic cuts 3,150 jobs, retires Boeing 747-400 fleet, leaves London Gatwick
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to reshape and resize its business to ensure that it is fit for the future, in response to the...
Qantas to give final 747 Jumbo Jet a farewell fit for a Queen in Australia
Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the...
747 production to end as Boeing adapts to post COVID-19 reality, says GlobalData
The recent announcement that Boeing will cease production of the 747 follows news that numerous airlines would be bringing forward the retirement of their...
United Airlines flies the Boeing 747, the “Queen of the Skies”, one last time
On 7 November 2017, United Airlines (UAL) flew – for the final time – a Boeing 747 aircraft, the jumbo jet with the unmistakable...
A legend celebrates its birthday: Boeing’s Jumbo Jet turns 50
On February 9th, 1969, the first Boeing 747-100 took off on its first official flight over Seattle
On April 26th, 1970, Lufthansa’s first...
Part of Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 engine cowling falls off after hard landing
On 28 May 2019, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 (D-ABVU) operating flight LH426 between Frankfurt (FRA) and Philadelphia (PHL) landed on Philadelphia's runway 27R but...
After more than fifty years of commercial service, the final Boeing 747 leaves Everett Factory
The very last Boeing 747 left the company's wide-body factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. "For more than...