If you want to fly on a Boeing 747, you might plan to go this year, as operators seek to modernize their fleets. The final passenger jet version, a 747-8, was delivered to Korean Air in 2017.

It is the deadliest aviation disaster to hit South Korea since 1997, when a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 crashed in the Guam jungle, with the loss of 228 lives. Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 from Bangkok ...

In 1981, A Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 jetliner overshot the runway while taking off from Manila’s international airport and skidded to a stop at the edge of a major highway. The accident ...

and will be phased-in on Korean Air’s new aircraft: six additional A330-300s, twelve B77-300ERs, ten B747-8is and ten B787-9s. The airline has also announced that it will introduce a new First ...

The South Korean flag carrier and SkyTeam alliance member Korean Air now has the Airbus A350-900 in its fleet. The carrier took delivery of the jets in December 2024 and had the aircraft enter service ...

Korean Air is expected to stop flying the longest Boeing 747 passenger flight in March 2025. Airlines globally have been phasing out the massive jet in favor of less costly widebodies. Only four ...