Designed to reduce noise, nacelle chevrons ultimately proved to be more bad than good.

The 747-100 couldn't fly from New York to Tokyo nonstop. The 747-200 could. Here is the engine upgrade that made the ...

Preliminary investigation into the AirACT Boeing 747-400 freighter excursion at Hong Kong have found that, after touchdown, forward thrust increased on the outboard right-hand engine – the ...

Video shows flames pouring from one of the Boeing 747’s left-side engines, which forced the jet’s pilots to divert back to Miami International airport just 14min into a scheduled flight to San Juan, ...

This image taken from video provided by Melanie Adaros shows sparks shooting from a cargo plane before making an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Jan. 18, 2024, in Miami. automation ...

A team of mechanics are in the process of removing the jet engines from a 747. It's painstaking, careful work - one mistake can lead to irreparable damage to the ...

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The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American ...

The A350-1000 is similar in some metrics to the Boeing 747-100, while the Boeing 747-8 is significantly larger than the A350.