Four veteran 747-400s still soar beyond 100,000 flight hours, defying retirement deadlines and showcasing remarkable aviation ...

Many of the great airlines which flew the 747 have flown into history, including Pan Am, TWA, Braniff, Northwest and Continental. But while American airlines no longer fly it, the “Queen of the ...

And Pan Am claimed a string of achievements – including the launch airline for the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet, on a flight from New York JFK to London Heathrow in 1970, and the world’s first round ...

We recently saw a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 30th, 2025 marking 37 years since ...

In the case of the 747, we listened very hard to Pan Am Chairman Juan Trippe and the other airlines, and looked to the future. One of the decisions we made was to be a good freighter as well as a ...

Pan Am Airways clipper names can be suggested on their website and the chosen name will be announced on June 17, 2025. The name will be unveiled on the fuselage prior to departure of the 12-day ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

While no one on the Amsterdam-bound KLM plane survives the resulting fireball, 71 Pan-Am passengers and crew make it off their plane. But could it have been more? Why did so many Pan-Am passengers ...