For upwards of four decades, the Boeing 747 was pound for pound the largest, most capable, and the most iconic wide-body, quad-engine airliner the world had ever seen. Though Airbus' A380 may have may ...

Inside a Hamburg maintenance hangar belonging to Lufthansa Technik (LHT), a 40-year-old Boeing 747 Special Performance is undergoing a heavy check to help keep the heavily modified, NASA-owned ...

After eight years of operation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is soon to retire a unique piece of equipment and aviation history. NASA's Boeing 747SP-based Stratospheric ...

The Boeing 747SP was built as a stocky version of the original 747-100, with a shortened fuselage, larger tailplane and modified trailing edge flaps. The weight saved by the shorter fuselage allowed ...

When Pan Am played its pivotal role in the creation of the 747, it was arguably the world's most ­powerful airline, headed by one of the most dynamic and influential leaders of the airline industry's ...