A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular ...

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 ...

A couple were blown away by a Boeing 747 converted into a hotel. Annabelle Green, 20, and her partner Joel Simons, 21, both ardent plane spotters, jumped at the opportunity to spend a night in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

History has seen many defining moments unfold on February 9. From technological marvels like the first flight of the Boeing 747 to pop culture milestones like The Beatles’ legendary television debut, ...

The Boeing 747 program is no longer in production, so the reduction there is less meaningful. Whereas Boeing’s numbers were worse on every metric. That was not the case for competitor Airbus.

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 ...

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