Delta was the last U.S. airline to operate a Boeing 747 as airlines focus on newer, more fuel efficient planes. United retired its last 747s in late 2017 with similar fanfare.

Like many airlines based in the United States, Delta was an early buyer of the 747. The first jet, a -100 model, was delivered in early October of 1970. The hulking aircraft flew its first ...

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, the only remaining U.S. passenger airline to fly the 747, is retiring the plane from its fleet. In 1966, Boeing announced plans to build the 747. In 1969, the Boeing ...

Delta will fly its last Boeing 747 to an aircraft graveyard in Arizona on Wednesday, kicking off a year when demand for air travel is expected to rise and fuel prices are expected to be higher ...

Delta Air Lines’ farewell tour of its 747 airplane, known as queen of the skies for its wide-body size and comfort, will make a stop at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week.

Delta is retiring the iconic 747. The last Delta flight on the jumbo jet landed in Arizona, where the plane is headed to the airplane 'boneyard.' ...

I toured the Boeing 747 Experience at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The jet was the first Boeing 747-400 produced and ...

And on Monday, one of the jets born here returned home. Delta Air Lines flew a 747 filled with employees and customers from its Detroit hub to Boeing’s plant in Everett, Wash.

The Airbus 350 will take over for the 747. Last month we got a look at Delta's new flagship aircraft that will replace the 747 as it landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International.

The Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card has a limited-edition design made from a retired Boeing 747 plane available for a limited time.

After one Delta Boeing 747 aircraft operated its final Tokyo-Narita to Honolulu flight earlier this month, tearful Delta staffers paid a traditional Hawaiian tribute to the aircraft, fashioning a ...

NEW YORK, April 25, 2024--American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Delta Air Lines® (NYSE: DAL) today unveiled the next iteration of the limited-edition Boeing 747 Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Card design ...