One of the scariest things that can happen to you is being in an emergency situation while flying. While the absolute majority of pilots can get everything under control and get their passengers to ...

T he Boeing 767-300ER has long been a key part of medium- and long-haul operations for airlines across the world. It belongs to the firm’s 767 widebody family that helped define ...

Then the world’s largest passenger plane, the Boeing 747-100 was bought by dozens of airlines – from launch customer Pan Am to Qantas, British Airways, Lufthansa, United, Air France, JAL and ANA – all ...

Japan Airlines (JL) placed GEnx in revenue service in 2012, having debuted its first 787 with the engine in 2010. With longer time-on-wing, lower maintenance needs, and improved fuel efficiency over ...

The second-worst tragedy involving a Boeing 747 is the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka on August 12, 1985. 524 people on board the aircraft lost their lives when the plane ...

However, the jet was criticized for its inefficiency. Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing Concorde guzzled four times as much fuel and carried only one-fifth as many passengers — around 100 ...

But in 1989, the SCA got a sister. JA8117 was a 747-100SR that had been flying for Japan Airlines since 1973. When it was retired by the airline, NASA took it on and had Boeing convert it into a ...

Japan Airlines Encountered A Devastating Dutch Roll In 1978, Boeing conducted some maintenance on a 747 owned by Japan ...

To assemble the wide-body (a 747-8 Intercontinental in the making), Boeing built the world’s biggest building. With a footprint of nearly 100 football fields, the plant, in Everett, near Seattle ...

Longer-range models were introduced on February 29, 2000, and first delivered on April 29, 2004. The Boeing 777-100 trijet concept. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public Domain ...

Air India's historic Boeing 747, known as Queen of skies, made its final journey from Mumbai to US for dismantling. The iconic aircraft, used by top officials, marks the end of an era in aviation.

REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo John W. Dietrich, president and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide, and Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, converse on stage during the delivery of the final 747 jet at their plant in ...