While associated with luxury travel, the 747's hump served a very practical purpose.

The Boeing 747 was once the iconic plane of long-haul flights and international trips. However, over time, many factors led ...

SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) -Boeing's 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic "Jumbo Jet", revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as "Queen of the Skies" ended by more ...

Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert. As I steered off the interstate toward Pinal Airpark, in Marana, Arizona, I got my first view of a corpse in full: a stark-white Boeing 747, ...

One of the most iconic pieces of engineering in aviation history was the hump on the Boeing 747 intentional or purely an accident?

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Only a few airlines fly the Boeing 747 these days. But some jets have been given a second life.

The purchase reflects the growing strain on the Air Force One replacement program.