The two 747s were not the only aircraft that were asked to divert to Tenerife due to the dramatic events that were unfolding ...
The Boeing 747 first flew for the now-defunct Pan Am and TWA. From day one it was unmistakable due to its size and hump.
US-based legacy carrier Delta Air Lines operated what many expected would be the last Boeing 747 flight ever flown by the ...
The luxury of the Golden Age of air travel is still alive and well in the first-class cabins of the world's leading airlines.
I went to the Delta Flight Museum at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta. The Museum is home to exhibits like the first ...
In the early 1960s, engineers from Boeing and Pan Am began working on the preliminary design of the 747. In 1965, the design was finalized, keeping both the passenger and freight capabilities in mind.
A US judge has agreed to delay the trial of a Libyan man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over ...
The Boeing 747 variants had different top speeds ... The unique Boeing 747SP entered into service in 1976 with launch customers Pan Am and Iran Air. The variant came about following a request ...
People can sleep in a 747 engine in Sweden ... It also flew for carriers like Pan Am, Cathay Pacific Airways, Garuda Indonesia, and Swedish carrier Transjet before settling at Arlanda in 2009.