Airlines are, after all, businesses, and they need to generate revenue while minimizing costs in order to thrive. For this reason, especially for carriers with large fleets, even a small difference in ...

With significant financial support from the Australian Government, the site was due to be fully operational by 2004 with up to 400 Russian rocket scientists and engineers. Componentry would have been ...

I toured the Boeing 747 Experience at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The jet was the first Boeing 747-400 produced and ...

I went to the Delta Flight Museum at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta. The Museum is home to exhibits like the first ...

For half a century, the Boeing ... 747-300, which had a list price of $83 million in 1983 (equivalent to more than $268 million today). As it happened, this variant sold comparatively poorly due to ...

The Boeing 747 has been a crucial part of global cargo transport for decades. Below is a breakdown of its various freighter variants, with help from Boeing 747, highlighting key specifications, ...

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If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet ... In Europe, Lufthansa continues to fly a fleet of 747-400 and 747-8i (the newer version with the larger upper deck) whilst Air China ...