The takeoff speed is that which the aircraft must reach in order to literally take off from the ground. This can be impacted by several key factors: the airplane's total shape as well as its wing ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on an engine fire that occurred onboard an ...

Boeing also decided to retire the program, having built over 1,550 jumbos. The final 747 rolled off the assembly line in Everett, Washington, on December 6, and will be delivered to cargo giant ...

Atlas plans to take the four 747-8 freighters from May through October ... “This is why we decided to act early and kick off 2021 with this investment in our future.” (Updates with 2020 ...