In the CODEX program, a NASA aircraft will utilize Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors to scan the air behind GE ...

The Boeing 747 is a widebody, four-engined airliner that was in production from 1968 until its final delivery last year.

When the Boeing 747 was taken for a test flight in ... a number of exceptionally fine qualities”. Soon, the first “Jumbo Jet” – and the first wide-body airliner – had become an aviation ...

SEATTLE--After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles--a cargo plane, a commercial ...

Two engines fall off a Boeing 747, just moments after takeoff from Amsterdam. The pilots fight desperately for control, as ...

The Queen of the Skies is getting a jumbo-sized upgrade.

Military systems provider Sierra Nevada has begun modifying a Boeing 747-8 to serve as one of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) new nuclear command and control aircraft. Known for now as the ...

From commemorative luggage tags made from vanishing airliners like the A380 and Boeing 747, to hats, books, models and mementoes, it's time to give aviation-themed gifts.

The five passengers and six crew members received only minor injuries and were assisted by medical teams at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) after the Boeing 747 landed at 10:43, local time. “Unfortunately, ...

If you look up and see this 'doomsday plane' you might only have a few minutes to live, here's what this harbinger of nuclear ...