Because aerospace giant Boeing no longer manufactures the 747, additional parts will be needed over time to keep the main Air Force One flying. The United States Air Force announced last week that it ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

China Airlines has approved a plan to acquire up to 18 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft, and dispose of four Boeing 747-400Fs. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it states that ...

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...

Join me in the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony at the Boeing Everett factory, celebrating the last 747, a -8F, and the 1574th built in a 55-year production run. Hear from Boeing's current and ...

Mojang has dropped some huge news for Minecraft Java players - especially those that love to mod. While the modding scene is already thriving in Minecraft, it's not as accessible as you'd expect for ...

Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel ...

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region. AirACT Boeing 747 Skids Off Hong Kong Runway, Killing Two ...

The Boeing 747 has taken many forms in its decades of service. First introduced in 1970, the Queen of the Skies has flown for airlines all over the world. It has also had a handful of side gigs over ...

BBJ is putting an extreme spin on upcycling. Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky. The 747-8 ...

President Trump could fly on a new Air Force One plane as soon as February, he said on Tuesday while speaking to members of the press aboard the current presidential plane. "They say February, maybe," ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...