The enduring mission of Boeing's iconic jumbo jet freighter.

The 747's return to Delta after an 18-year hiatus was no mere coincidence.

Air cargo completes its transition to twin-engine aircraft, with the Boeing 777F leading global operating capacity.

While modern commercial aircraft can be hard to tell apart, there's no mistaking the majestic shape of the Boeing 747. Its distinctive hump containing the cockpit and a second-floor seating area ahead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing ...

The Boeing 747-8F remains one of the most capable cargo aircraft in commercial aviation, combining enormous payload capacity ...

Boeing’s 747 is big, but not so big that the forward fuselage can’t be part of a museum exhibit Bob van der Linden F. Robert van der Linden is a curator who specializes in commercial aviation.

The 777 freighter has overtaken the 747 to become the world’s most widely operated freighter, carrying 40% of global ...

Explore intimate upper-deck sanctuaries on the 747, where the cabin's geometry and layout redefine premium privacy.

The jumbo jet that shrank the globe is finally running out of runway, and Ian Bogost heads to the Arizona desert to watch it happen. Writing in the Atlantic, he visits Pinal Airpark, where Boeing 747s ...

If you've ever seen what looks like a beluga whale with wings on the runway — or better yet, flown in one — there's a good chance it was the Boeing 747, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies." This ...

A massive Lufthansa Boeing 747 came perilously close to disaster during a dramatic landing attempt at LAX when the jumbo jet pitched sharply upward and its tail appeared to narrowly miss the runway.