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

The Boein 747 is one of the company's best airplanes to date. Heer is how much fuel it needs to fly to its maximum range and ...

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 ...

The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was one of the last great long-range airliners developed by Boeing before the jet age. The ...

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 ...