It's been over 50 years since the Boeing 747 first took to the skies, and since then, several variants of the airplane have served passengers and airline companies. While detailing each variant of ...

After Air China pulled its LAX 747 flights, only Air Korea and Lufthansa are flying their jumbos to Los Angeles.

The Boeing 747 variants had different top speeds, with the 747-100 hitting 600 mph and the 747-8 reaching 614 mph. The unique 747SP was introduced for long-haul flights, with a top speed over 621 ...

The Boeing 747 was once the mainstay of almost every airline's long-haul fleet. It was larger, more economical, and had a longer range than any aircraft in the world. But the 747-400 came out over 35 ...

Even though sales of the new jumbo are slow, with proper maintenance of the "Queen of the skies" can be with us for decades. So we're just at the beginning of the end of jumbo era, not matter what ...