It isn’t all that long ago that KLM retired its well-known Boeing 747 passenger-cargo-combi-aircraft, and now a similar ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

Designed to carry the Talon-A beneath the forward fuselage, Stratolaunch’s 747 is on track to launch its first hypersonic vehicle in January. Credit: Stratolaunch Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch ...

Damen Shipyards Group unveiled the latest platform in its cargo vessels portfolio: the Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 ICE, the first in a new series of ice class cargo vessels. “Our aim has been to ...

Air India flight 136, bound for Delhi via Frankfurt, suffered a tire burst on take-off from Los Angeles. The plane dumped fuel and landed safely at Los Angeles airport. One passenger fainted on ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1970, the much-upgraded passenger variant of the Boeing 747, the 747-200, took to the skies for the first time. The Boeing 747-100 entered service with Pan American on January 22, ...

The 747 jetliner needs extensive security modifications. Some members of Congress worry that President Trump will pressure the Air Force to do the work too quickly. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...

ABUJA, July 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria has secured a $747 million syndicated loan, led by Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), opens new tab, to finance construction of the first phase of its planned 700-km ...

A floppy disk did what thumb drives do, back when we talked about megabytes instead of terabytes. It might seem crazy that the 400 remaining Boeing 747s used by airlines and shipping companies around ...