Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong ...

The King of Saudi Arabia boards his Boeing 747 on a golden escalator, while Turkey's jet was gifted by Qatar following ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...

Unfortunately, there are way more airlines retiring their 747 fleets than there are adding to them. Last year, both Delta and United Airlines sent their aging 747 fleets to the scrap yard ...