The introduction of ETOPS meant that four-engine aircraft were no longer needed to serve long-haul overwater routes, meaning ...

Despite both being widebody double-decker quadjets, these huge aircraft also have some noticeable differences.

The 'Queen of the Skies' no longer reigns supreme in the US market. Discover the surprising reasons behind the 747's decline.

While modern commercial aircraft can be hard to tell apart, there's no mistaking the majestic shape of the Boeing 747. Its distinctive hump containing the cockpit and a second-floor seating area ahead ...

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy remains one of the largest production aircraft to have ever flown, but whereas the 747's size has become a hindrance, the C-5's immense size is what makes it an integral part ...

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 ...

One even served as the personal transport of Gen. Douglas MacArthur when he deployed as Supreme Commander Allied Powers ...