The Boeing 747 is Boeing's biggest plane - or is it? Turns out, Boeing has a bigger aircraft called the Boeing Dreamlifter. Created for the express purpose to transport Boeing 787 parts ...

The world's shortest 747 route measures just 579 NM, but the longest route is more than 10 times that, or 6,198 NM, to be ...

With a top speed of over 621 mph (1,000 km/h), the aircraft was also able to make these long journeys quicker than previous variants. When designing the Boeing 747-300, Boeing made a number of ...

So, I ask them, why does the 747 have an upstairs cabin? Because Boeing planned it that way, they answer. They are quite wrong, but the example of the 747 is useful because it points to some ...

When the first Boeing 747 rolled from the hangar in Everett, Washington, 50 years ago, onlookers were stunned. The aircraft before them, gleaming in the morning sunshine, was more than double the ...