From 1980s TWA workhorse to VIP Vegas shuttle, this pioneering jumbo redefined airborne luxury Chris Moss is a writer, editor ...

Discover the untold story behind Boeing's 747 jumbo jet - from near failure to world record-breaking success, including the trials that proved its legendary safety. In this episode of "Flying Through ...

How a legendary freighter came to be.

Bigger than anything before it, the Boeing 747-8 was the final jumbo jet. This documentary shows how it came together.

Few aircraft have reshaped global aviation as profoundly as theBoeing 747. When it first took to the skies in 1969, the 747 redefined what was possible in long-haul air travel. Its unprecedented size, ...

NASA mounted space shuttle Discovery on a jumbo jet Sunday (April 15), in preparation for the retired orbiter's delivery to the Smithsonian. The paired air- and spacecraft are expected to depart ...

The Boeing 747 may be dying, but some carriers continue to persist and find ways to make the aging Queen of the Skies profitable again.

The Air Force is buying two used jumbo jets from a German airline as it works to speed up the troubled Air Force One program in San Antonio. The service struck a deal with Lufthansa to get the two 747 ...

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British Airways's jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the "Queen of the Skies", the jet ...