While modern commercial aircraft can be hard to tell apart, there's no mistaking the majestic shape of the Boeing 747. Its distinctive hump containing the cockpit and a second-floor seating area ahead ...

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts waited in long lines at EAA AirVenture to tour a historic Pratt & Whitney 747SP. The 747, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel with its large ...

In today's world of capacity discipline and super-efficient twinjets, the late 20th century is an unusual era to examine. Despite air travel numbers being significantly lower than they are today, most ...

In the early 1970s, the U.S. Air Force, one of the largest air forces in the world, tasked Boeing with exploring an idea that sounded like pure science fiction: turning its brand-new 747 jumbo jet ...