The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

The MD-11's high landing speed is unusual among modern widebody airliners and it makes the aircraft more difficult to land.

The delivery of a new Boeing jet to be used by the US president, famously known as Air Force One, has been delayed once again ...

This article gives detail on the rest areas available to 747-8 crew members, before comparing them with the A380.

A Challenge Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration OO-ACE performing flight X7-541 from Liege (Belgium) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Liege's runway 23L when the crew stopped ...

The Stratolaunch Roc – the world’s largest operating plane – is much longer, at 117 metres. Named after a legendary bird from Middle Eastern folklore, one that is so immense it could snatch off an ...

From the colossal A380 to the stalwart 747, these jumbo passenger jets are the backbone of a complex global travel network ...

A new British airline is building its future on outdated, fuel-thirsty Airbus widebodies that most major carriers have spent ...

China Airlines has approved a plan to acquire up to 18 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft, and dispose of four Boeing 747-400Fs. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it states that ...

A preliminary report by the Hong Kong Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) into the runway excursion of an AirACT Boeing 747-400F points to asymmetric thrust during landing as a key factor ...

The Boeing 747 ushered in the age of the jumbo jet when it first took flight in 1969, but at least one variant actually had to be cut down to size for continued success. The Boeing 747SP — for Special ...