In a move to prevent fuel tank fires, the Federal Aviation Administration intends to require US airlines to inspect and potentially modify some fuel-tank components in 104 Boeing 747s. The FAA ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to modify Boeing 747-400 and 767 fuel-tank monitoring systems to prevent the risk of ignition within the tanks. Operators will have 72 months ...

The 747 uses vast quantities of fuel, burning through 3,800 gallons every hour. This high fuel burn is equivalent to 0.19 mpg ...

It isn’t that often that we civilians get the chance to closely examine the fantastic internals that make up the modern marvels of avionic engineering. Luckily for us, [Glen] got his hands on a 747 ...

FAA in late November signed off on proposed special conditions for an agency-developed fuel tank inerting system tailored to Boeing 747s that lay the groundwork for what some in the industry believe ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is fining Boeing $12 million for failing to meet a deadline to submit service instructions that would enable airlines to reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions on ...

Boeing is studying several options, ranging from routine checks to minor structural modifications, to reactivate the closed-out tail fuel tank on the 747-8 passenger model. The variant was certified ...

It isn’t that often that we civilians get the chance to closely examine the fantastic internals that make up the modern marvels of avionic engineering. Luckily for us, [Glen] got his hands on a 747 ...

EVERETT, Wash. -- You could say it's all about the percentages. Boeing is squeezing another 1.8 percent more fuel efficiency out of the 747-8 airplane. The 747-8 is ...