The latest variant, the 747-8, has a cockpit modeled after Boeing’s ultra-modern 787 Dreamliner. Gone are the old CRT screens, as sleek Liquid Crystal Displays replaced them.
The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’ aircraft at SNC’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center. Sierra Nevada ...
being the first aircraft to earn the nickname. On Tuesday, thousands of employees from Boeing gathered at the company's factory in Everett, Washington - the home of the 747 since 1967 - to say ...
the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles--a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 ...
Imagine being so intelligent and motivated to fly, that by the age of 21, you’re controlling a Boeing 747. Then imagine what ... no set path, no cockpit to make all the calls from, and often ...
Worldwide, hundreds such planes are standing idle at a time when BA and other airlines are hungry for long-haul aircraft. “Bring back the Boeing 747,” many former passengers and crew will chorus.