The Boeing 747 is a dynamic aircraft that fundamentally revolutionized passenger and commercial aviation. Legacy operators of the Boeing 747 include United Airlines, British Airways, and Cathay ...

The Boeing 747 never really retires. Here is what actually happens when one leaves commercial service.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Korean Air is once again flying the world's longest Boeing 747 flight. Airlines have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of ...

Passenger airlines are hurriedly saying goodbye to the Boeing 747 but the jet still has a long life ahead of it in the cargo realm. Cargo airlines that value its abundance of storage space will keep ...

EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) today is retiring its last 747-200 from scheduled revenue service. The 430-seat aircraft, which most recently operated NWA’s Tokyo ...

Since 1970, passengers, crew, and pilots alike have been enjoying the thrill of flying on the Boeing 747. The original "jumbo jet" changed the way we travel. Its ability to carry 500 passengers as far ...

About a year ago, a Boeing BA3.71%increase; green up pointing triangle 747 operated by Delta Air Lines took off from Atlanta for a three-hour flight to Pinal Airpark, a boneyard for unwanted aircraft ...

A chapter of aviation history is closing this year, as commercial U.S. airlines bid farewell to the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that made air travel affordable for millions of people around the globe ...

ABOARD DELTA FLIGHT 9771 FROM ATLANTA — A few minutes after takeoff from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday morning, Delta flight attendant Stephanie Nelson veered from the ...

Editor's note: Check back later Tuesday for photos and updates from the farewell flight festivities. SAN FRANCISCO — It sure didn’t feel like a curtain call. But that’s what it was Tuesday morning at ...