Ponca City, We love you writes "Four decades ago, Boeing's predecessor 747 took to the skies over supervision State for a 75-minute flight that helped bring cheap airline travel to host of people and would remain the world's largest mercantile aircraft for 37 years until the advent of the double-dec...

Qantas 747-400 “LongReach” at Heathrow Airport The venerable Boeing 747 celebrates its 40th birthday today. Up until the introduction of the Airbus 380, the 747 was the giant of the commercial aviation world. She was the first to be called a “Jumbo”. The 747 will always be my...

Today, it's exactly forty years since the first flight of the Boeing 747 . (Photo: Flight Global ). This significant milestone was discussed on the BBC Radio 4 business programme 'The Bottom Line' on Saturday. During the programme, two key questions were raised: firstly, whether the 747 had changed ...

newVideoPlayer("/obamaairforceone.flv", 528, 312,""); Here you have President Obama boarding the Air Force One for the first time ever, with some really awesome insider footage. I love when the......

With a blown kiss out the window of the presidential limousine, George W. Bush departed the White House yesterday, closing out a presidency that spanned the height of popularity and the depths of public disdain....

With a blown kiss out the window of the presidential limousine, George W. Bush departed the White House yesterday, closing out a presidency that spanned the height of popularity and the depths of public disdain....

Seeing the space shuttle flying on top of its modified 747 carrier is rare. This image of Endeavour riding it over the Mojave a few days ago, however, is absolutely awesome. Updated with 1600px-wide......