The Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 are giants of the skies but are gradually being retired. Only around 50 passenger Boeing 747s remain, with the last one manufactured in 2023. The Airbus A380 was ...
The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.86, making it one of the fastest commercial jets in history. While the A380 is bigger, it has a slightly lower cruising speed than the 747.
In the past 30 years, Korean Air has used the 747-400, 747-8, 777-200ER, 777-300ER, 787-9, and A380 on the 6,215 nautical ...