The US president flies on Air Force One. Other countries have their own presidential planes. Boeing 747 jumbo jets and Airbus A330 and A340 planes are popular options for world leaders. The Boeing ...

1969 was a momentous year for America: the Apollo 11 space mission, the first test flight for the Concorde, the passenger flight for the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, the draft lottery for the Vietnam War, ...

The Air Force is buying two used jumbo jets from a German airline as it works to speed up the troubled Air Force One program in San Antonio. The service struck a deal with Lufthansa to get the two 747 ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program ...

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 ...

This aircraft by all accounts looked like a cross between an A380 and Boeing 747, but was also totally bonkers. It had extra features like escalators and could drink liquid gas inflight through a ...

A Spirit Airlines Inc. passenger jet got a little too close for comfort with a Boeing Co. 747 jumbo ferrying US President Donald Trump to London on Tuesday as the aircraft traveled through New York’s ...

The US Air Force has begun modifying a Boeing 747 that was donated to the US by Qatar over the summer, an Air Force spokesperson said on Monday. The plane will be used for “executive airlift support,” ...