One of the less talked about features of the Boeing 747-100 was the Inertial Navigation System (INS). The system was developed for the Apollo program and is now a mainstay on all jetliners.

Aerospace company Stratolaunch got a $24.7 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to fire the Talon-A from ...

Since entering service in 1970, more than 1,500 Boeing 747s were built. For decades, if you were flying long-haul, you’d be ...

The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach ... The earliest variant, the 747-100, was rolled out in 1968 and first delivered to Pan Am in 1969. This aircraft had a cruise speed of 594 mph.

The King of Saudi Arabia boards his Boeing 747 on a golden escalator, while Turkey's jet was gifted by Qatar following ...

The 747-8i Boeing Business Jet, which is a VIP-configured variant of the civilian jumbo plane, is the world's largest private aircraft in active operation. The dual-level jumbo takes private ...

The aircraft in question is the Boeing 747, often called the "Queen of the Skies". Known for its double-decker design and groundbreaking size, the plane revolutionised air travel when it first ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...

The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." But the "Queen of the ...