‘Chicago’ actors bring theater to the sky on 14-hour flight from Seoul to US
How do you pass the time on a 14-hour flight? Some of us would take this time to…
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Explore news and updates on the Boeing 747, a four-engine, long-haul wide-body jet airliner known for its iconic upper deck that transformed air travel.
Korean Air Lines Flight 007: the Boeing 747 shot down by a Soviet Su-15 in 1983
On August 31, 1983, Korean Air Lines (today known as Korean Air) Flight 007 left John F. Kennedy…
BOAC-liveried British Airways Boeing 747 scrapped
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 bearing the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) retro livery has been scrapped at…
Kalitta Air Boeing 747 drifts away from the runway upon landing: video
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 veered off the runway upon landing in China, resulting in the aircraft being…
FAA addresses Boeing 747-8 fuselage cracks caused by shimming errors
The United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) latest Airworthiness Directive (AD) aims to address fuselage cracks on…
Top 10 ACMI dedicated airlines in the world
Aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance, widely known as “ACMI” services, are currently considered the most common method of…
Cargolux Boeing 747F aircraft involved in another landing gear incident
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8F, registered as LX-VCB, was forced to declare an emergency after the crew received an…
Cargolux Boeing 747 freighter loses landing gear during emergency landing
A Cargolux Boeing 747-400F freighter aircraft sustained significant damages after its right body landing gear bogie detached following…
Magma Aviation inaugurates its first regular flights into China
Magma Aviation, the innovative air cargo solutions company, has added its first regular scheduled flights to China to…
Dutch investigators recommend changes to Boeing 747 engines following failure
The Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (Dutch Safety Board, OVV) has issued several recommendations in its final accident report into…
Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400F stuck on runway in Nairobi, Kenya
A Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400F has become stuck on the runway after a bird strike caused an…
Video shows Cargolux Boeing 747 engine strike at Luxembourg Findel Airport
The aftermath of an incident where a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F struck the runway at Luxembourg Findel Airport (LUX)…
USAF pledges more money for upgrading of the current Air Force One
As the upgraded version of Air Force One is still a few years away, the United States Air…
US judge awards lessor over $400 million for Boeing 747-8s stuck in Russia
A United States judge ordered Volga-Dnepr Group to pay aircraft lessor BOC Aviation more than $400 million after…
Virgin Orbit suspends operations, lays off majority of workforce
Virgin Orbit, the aerospace business of British entrepreneur and billionaire Richard Branson, has suspended operations and is laying off…
Ex-B747, 777 operator AirBridgeCargo to resume ops with Russian Ilyushin IL-96
Russia-based AirBridge Cargo, which suspended operations in March 2022, due to sanctions, will restart flights with the Russian-made…
Boeing probed for employees working on Air Force One jets without credentials
The Pentagon is looking into the case of some Boeing employees working on the current and upcoming Air…
UPS to introduce second-hand Boeing 747-8Fs in 2024
UPS, the United States (US)-based shipping company that also has its own airline, will introduce to used Boeing…