More than five decades after the first 747 took flight, the last “Queen of the Skies” has come off the Everett assembly line. To mark the moment, we spoke with workers who built the iconic airplane ...

A flight engineer (FE) is a member of the flight crew who is responsible for monitoring and operating the aircraft's complex systems. Their role is to monitor and manage the aircraft's engines and ...

Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert. As I steered off the interstate toward Pinal Airpark, in Marana, Arizona, I got my first view of a corpse in full: a stark-white Boeing 747, ...

The final Boeing 747 has left the production line, yet the aircraft is celebrated by pilots and engineers for its enduring legacy, robust design, and surprisingly gentle, maneuverable flight ...

The iconic aircraft changed global travel, leaving behind memories of upstairs lounges, champagne and true executive style.

The sun has set on the jumbo-jet era. Boeing has delivered its final 747, closing a chapter on an aircraft that revolutionised travel, linked distant cities, made the world seem smaller and became a ...

People said it would never fly. Too expensive, too ambitious, too big. People said it would never fly. Too expensive, too ambitious, too big. Boeing proved them all wrong. The 747 not only flew – ...