The last new Boeing 747 left the company’s factory on Tuesday, marking the end of an era for the iconic airplane that captured the world’s attention and brought more affordable air travel to millions ...

Even before Boeing's 747 flew its first passengers back in 1970, the world knew this was something special. And from day one, the Anderson family has quite literally had their hands on nearly every ...

One of the most iconic objects in the history of design is out of production. The Boeing 747 is no more, after a 54-year reign as the Queen of the Skies. It changed aviation as we know it, became an ...

Thousands, including actor John Travolta, gathered at Boeing’s Everett factory to bid goodbye to the “Queen of the Skies.” EVERETT — Kathleen Waldron was a flight attendant in January 1970 when the ...

The Boeing 747 once carried the space shuttle and is credited with making air travel more accessible to the general public. Now, after more than five decades, the last brand-new 747 has been built.

When Boeing's iconic 747 aircraft first took to the skies in 1969, the massive aircraft almost immediately changed the aircraft game, proving itself a plane capable of carrying both cargo and ...

The Boeing 747 has taken many forms in its decades of service. First introduced in 1970, the Queen of the Skies has flown for airlines all over the world. It has also had a handful of side gigs over ...

There are times when you're sitting in a best-in-the-sky Boeing 747 waiting on the tarmac, with nothing to do but watch another 747 in the distance get filled with fuel. A fueling truck slides up to ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...

The Boeing 747-8 is the latest and final variant of Boeing's iconic aircraft. The 747-8 entered commercial service in June 2012 with Lufthansa. However, despite predictions of sales figures totaling ...