While Boeing 747s have been called upon to protect, to launch, and to test, Boeing uses its groundbreaking aircraft for something a bit different. Officially known as the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter ...

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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The Boeing 747 is celebrating its 55th anniversary since its first revenue-generating flight (with Pan Am). It's been five years since Simple Flying looked back on the Jumbo's then-50-year long ...

Boeing will present a live webcast of the ceremony marking the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas Air on Jan. 31 at 16:00... On 11 October, a Boeing 747-4H6(LCF) Dreamlifter (registered N718BA and ...

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 ...

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.

At an aerospace conference, Boeing displayed a newly humble approach to protecting its fragile supply chain. Analysts spoke optimistically of a Boeing recovery. Police said chaos erupted about 20 ...

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 ...

The 356ft long plane would carry 12 times as much as a Boeing 747 (which is 127ft shorter) - and it would even be longer than the Wembley Stadium pitch. One man behind the project is rocket ...