Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.

Only three airlines are operating scheduled passenger flights on the 55th anniversary of the 747's first revenue-generating ...

"The two principal safeguards against collisions are air traffic controllers and pilots. This article will discuss the legal ...

Narrow-body aircraft are considered invaluable for runways and airports that can't accommodate double-row counterparts, but ...

One notable operator was Delta Airlines. Delta ... of larger commercial airliners like the Douglas DC-10 and Boeing 747, with greater speed and increased underfloor cargo capacity, made a ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

A Boeing 747 reportedly burns a staggering 3,800 gallons of fuel per hour, or about one gallon every second. So it is no surprise the aviation industry is looking for ways to make air travel more ...

Along with the Boeing 787 ... International Airlines Group and Air France-KLM have purchased large numbers of A350s. The U.S. is the program’s weakest major market. Delta Air Lines so far ...

El Al has flown rescued hostages home from Entebbe, Uganda; piled more than 1,000 Ethiopian Jews into a Boeing 747 ... that of Delta, American, and United – the US’s three biggest airlines.

Delta is set to fly a fleet of 40 ... but dozens of international airlines have the ER in their fleets. The Boeing 747-8 is the last in a long line of game-changing double-decker aircraft. Following ...

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...