Last month, it was reported that a 30-year-old United Airlines Boeing 757 flying from Denver, CO, to Lihue, HI, faced a flap issue on the final approach, resulting in a go-around. Thankfully, it was ...

The Boeing 747-100 was the first variant of the Jumbo family. The variant is easy to recognize as the type was built with six upper deck windows (only three on each side). The upper deck was not ...

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Since entering service in 1970, more than 1,500 Boeing 747s were built. For decades, if you were flying long-haul, you’d be flying a 747. The giant jumbo opened the world to passengers, democratizing ...

An Emirates 747-400 freighter, operated by a partner airline, lands in Luqa, Malta, on Dec. 4, 2014. Emirates this week hired Compass Cargo Airlines in Bulgaria to operate two 747s on its behalf.

Emirates SkyCargo, the air freight division of Dubai-based Emirates, is adding two additional Boeing 747-400F freighters to its fleet to meet soaring demand. The additional pair of widebody freighters ...

The Boeing 747-400 wide-body airliner has been around since 1988, carrying people and cargo with equal prowess across the skies of the world. The plane is no longer in production, but plenty of ...

Jet maker The Boeing ... up landing attempt with all flight surfaces retracted at a seemingly high speed. It cannot be concluded that the speed was too high as a landing without the flaps extended ...

Days before Seattle-area residents planned to commemorate the 88 lives lost on Alaska Airlines Flight 261, another collision reignited air travel concerns.

Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ SkyCargo division has taken its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six, as the company continues to weigh its future cargo aircraft options. Emirates says it has ...