As shown in the table below, the A380 dominates in wingspan, exceeding the 777-300ER by nearly 49 feet. Even when compared ...

The Airbus A380 was supposed to revolutionize air travel, but did airlines secretly look to undermine its success?

The US Air Force will spend an estimated US$400 million to US$1 billion in converting the ex-Qatari 747 to Air Force One spec ...

LAS VEGAS—Boeing is setting up a “turnkey” service to acquire former passenger 747-8I Intercontinental aircraft and convert them into long-haul business jet and VIP transports with custom designed and ...

Cathay Group has awarded Lufthansa Technik its largest-ever maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract with the carrier, covering all its Boeing 747 and 777 aircraft. Beginning in October, ...

Are you a true, red-blooded American pilot, wondering why those damned European commies won't let you fly one of their planes? Are you Boeing born and bred, curious as to what about those fancy-pants ...

Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...

The US Air Force has quietly started converting a Boeing 747-8 donated earlier this year by the government of Qatar into a specialized aircraft for executive transport. While the Pentagon has ...

Abstract: The cockpit layout is evaluated by simulating human-computer interface in civil cockpit with the cockpit ergonomics layout and assessment system (CEA air-V1.0). Evaluation is carried out by ...

In the early 1970s, the U.S. Air Force, one of the largest air forces in the world, tasked Boeing with exploring an idea that sounded like pure science fiction: turning its brand-new 747 jumbo jet ...

Rolls-Royce is retiring its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB), registered N787RR, after 20 years of service since 2005. The uniquely modified aircraft, capable of flying with five engines, was ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing ...