Indeed, it gave airlines the range and seating capacity they needed, but the scale and four-engine layout also made it costly ...

Considered to compete directly with the Airbus A380, the Boeing 747-9 was conceived as a way to stretch the full upper deck ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- United Airlines flew the last flight of its venerable, four-engine 747 jet. Call it a victim of changing times and more efficient aircraft, but the airline sent it out in style.

After all, Lufthansa purchased 32 Boeing 747-400s (including -400Ms). Meanwhile, British Airways purchased the most Boeing 747-400s (57), followed by United Airlines (44).