Few silhouettes in the history of global aviation are as instantly recognizable as the Boeing 747. The distinctive hump that sits atop the forward fuselage defines the aircraft, yet the layout and ...

Crew rest areas. These vary from aircraft to aircraft, but usually comprise a separate area compared to the passenger cabin, ...

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 Boeing 747 entered service with Pan American Airlines in January 1970 and became the workhorse of the world’s long-haul, high-capacity fleet. To-date, Boeing ...