Note the only 747-400 operated by Delta is inactive. Only 36 Boeing 747-8 aircraft remain in inventory worldwide ... taken out of operation to adopt the new livery and hard product (seats) inside the ...

Certification and retrofit problems on two plane types are costing Lufthansa valuable lost revenue from fancy new Allegris ...

Some of the longest passenger planes in the world are real giants. Right now, the longest plane is the Boeing 747-8 at 250 ft ...

Airlines are constantly disposing of old aircraft and acquiring new ones. The reasons rarely have much—if anything—to do with ...

Simon Calder explains all you need to know after Delta Air Lines plane crash - ...

As an aircraft type reaches the end of its service life, examples of it flying commercially become rarer and rarer (the ...

Ancient stone tools that were discovered in the Tunel Wielki cave in Poland around 50 years ago have been re-examined and ...

A rediscovered menu from the 1970s revealed that travellers on a Qantas Boeing 747 could look forward to pepper steak ... The cabin crew then wheeled the beef out on a trolley and carved it seat-side ...

Unlike Concorde, which proved uneconomical to operate, Boom says airlines should be able to make a profit selling seats on Overture at fares ... Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing Concorde ...

For the ultimate way to travel to Europe in style and comfort, here are our tips for booking first-class seats with points and miles ... Plus, Lufthansa only operates this cabin on some aircraft ...

A big part of the Boeing pitch to airlines was that the big plane would significantly cut per-seat operating costs. The resulting 747 design doubled the passenger capability while increasing range ...