The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing 747 models following safety concerns about a pump in the aircrafts’ horizontal stabilizer fuel tank.

The 747-100 couldn't fly from New York to Tokyo nonstop. The 747-200 could. Here is the engine upgrade that made the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to modify Boeing 747-400 and 767 fuel-tank monitoring systems to prevent the risk of ignition within the tanks. Operators will have 72 months ...

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 ...

It isn’t that often that we civilians get the chance to closely examine the fantastic internals that make up the modern marvels of avionic engineering. Luckily for us, [Glen] got his hands on a 747 ...

GE Aviation first began developing GEnx turbo engine technologies in 2002, and the engine was selected for the Boeing 747-8 aircraft in 2005. As part of a Performance Improvement Package, Boeing ...

Under a mandate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing’s new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet will not be allowed to carry fuel in its tail until engineers can come up with a fix ...

November 16, 2005 Looking like a gigantic prop from an Arabian Nights film, Boeing’s new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airplane and the 747-8 Freighter airplane took a bow before the world’s media ...

Boeing 747-400s ditched for better and more fuel-efficient models Prices for Boeing 747-400s, the most popular wide-body plane, are tumbling as carriers rush to replace what were once their flagship ...

Prices for Boeing Co. 747-400s, the most popular wide-body plane, are tumbling as carriers rush to replace what were once their flagship aircraft with newer and more fuel-efficient models.

The world may be one step closer to cleaner air travel thanks to Rolls-Royce. The company has just completed a successful test flight in a Boeing jumbo jet using 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...

A little after 7pm ET tonight, a Virgin Atlantic 747 will take off from Orlando, Florida, bound for London’s Gatwick airport. This flight will be the first to use a blend of jet fuel and fuel made ...