The aircraft is capable of dropping tens of thousands of liters of water or fire retardant in a single mission, making it one ...

The plane, dubbed WindRunner, would be the largest aircraft ever built and would be able to carry 12 times more than a Boeing 747. The 356ft long aircraft would be capable of carrying 12 times the wei ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. government has commissioned defense contractor L3Harris Technologies to overhaul a Boeing 747 formerly ...

Step onboard the Boeing 747, from its luxury interiors to unparalleled range, see why it's the crown jewel of private jets.

They’re massive pieces of engineering that seem to defy physics as they hang in the air during takeoff and landing, but ...

Sierra Nevada Co. (SNC) on April 29 flew the fourth 747 to its Dayton, Ohio, facility as part of its U.S. Air Force ...

Starting on 17 June, the flights will shift to Brisbane to “streamline operations” in a shared service with Sydney and ...

Meanwhile, Atlas Air operates a significant fleet of 747 freighters, including both the 747-400F and newer 747-8Fs. According ...

The Atlas Cadet Academy (ACA), a pilot training pathway developed in partnership with Spartan Education Group (SEG) and Atlas Air, Inc. ("Atlas"), recently provided its cadets with an extraordinary ...

When every ounce of weight and its distribution matters, the question of where airplanes store their fuel becomes an ...

It becomes nearly impossible if you’re running a tiny fleet of inefficient aircraft,” says Sumers. Finally, there’s one more twist: one could argue that the final Boeing 747 has yet to enter ...