Few aircraft have captured the imagination of travelers and aviation fans like the Boeing 747. Dubbed the “Queen of the Skies,” the 747 transformed long-haul travel when it entered service in 1970, ...

US cargo carrier Southern Air has unveiled plans to start replacing its fleet of 14 747-200/300s with 747-400 converted freighters, with the first of the new type to be placed into service in the ...

Japan Airlines has retired its last Boeing 747 Classic, 39 years after introducing the type. The last unit was a 747-300. The carrier introduced its first 747 Classic, a 747-100, in 1970. It still ...

The JAL 747-300, operated by a 3-man flight crew, will fly from Honolulu to Tokyo (Narita) and thereafter retire after 26 years of reliable service to the airline group. In the mid-1960s, ...

The JAL Group's last "Classic Jumbo Jet" took to the skies yesterday on its final flight, ending an era of the Boeing 747 Classic type of aircraft in the company's fleet. The 747-300, operated by a ...

Today will mark the final flight of JAL Group’s last classic jumbo jet, the 747. Today will mark the final flight of JAL Group’s last classic jumbo jet, the 747. The aircraft will fly with a 3-man ...

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) will begin flight tests of a winglet-equipped Boeing 737 Classic next month with supplemental type certification (STC) expected around mid-January. The first flight of ...