One iconic plane, three very different engines. Unravel the mystery of the 747-400's multi-engine design and the strategic ...

The Boeing 777X will be powered by a pair of GE9X engines that are rated at 110,000 pounds of thrust each. The large Boeing ...

These collectively cover the spectrum of routes where the venerable quadjet once served. Each of these aircraft represents a ...

Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch plans to attempt back-to-back flights faster than Mach 5 of two rocket-powered Talon-A aircraft in January using its Roc carrier platform and newly modified Boeing ...

Known for its distinctive hump and upper deck, the "Queen of the Skies" made long-haul travel affordable for the masses decades ago and for many symbolizes the golden age of air travel. “Because of ...

After 52 years and 1,574 planes, the last Boeing 747 has rolled off the production line. Frankly, it’s about time. Let’s face it: the era of the jumbo jet is over. On the passenger side, the 747, and ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

With the production of the jumbo jet having now ceased, those looking to buy a 747 will have to do so on the second-hand ...

The US Air Force will acquire two additional Boeing 747-8 aircraft for $400 million to support training and sustainment for the future Air Force One fleet.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is getting a $400 million holiday bonus from an aircraft that’s long been out of favor — the venerable 747, two of which it is selling to the US Air Force to support a new ...

The Boeing 747 once carried the space shuttle and is credited with making air travel more accessible to the general public. Now, after more than five decades, the last brand-new 747 has been built.

The first 747 is rolled out of Boeing's plant in Washington state for display in 1968. The plane finally took off in February 1969. Courtesy of Boeing Fifty years ago this month, on Feb. 9, 1969, the ...