Previously, the Boeing 747 was a symbol of the large US airlines of its day like Pan Am and Northwest, while also being a massive export success. Today, US airlines have turned away from operating ...

· The 747 was designed in conjunction with a powerful Boeing customer, Pan Am, that wanted a plane two and a half the size of the 707 to reduce per seat travel costs up to 30%.

T he overwhelming majority of the 155 double-decker 747-8s that Boeing made were put into service as cargo freighters, and ...

Boeing just produced its last-ever Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which will be delivered to cargo giant Atlas Air. The first Queen of the Skies was built for Pan Am, taking its maiden commercial flight ...

A Pan Am Boeing 747 sits at Heathrow Airport in London in 1970. AP Military personnel watch as Air Force One, with President Donald Trump aboard, prepares to depart at Andrews Air Force Base in 2017.

Juan Trippe, president of Pan Am, had urged Boeing to design a plane that would be “two and a half times” larger than the 707. The result was a much larger jet with over double the seating ...

The Boeing 747 first flew for the now-defunct Pan Am and TWA. After 53 years of non-stop production, aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced the completion of the last unit of the 747 models, which ...

The 747 has an illustrious reputation as the "Queen of the Skies," flown by everyone from Pan Am to Iron Maiden (until the band chopped up its plane for souvenirs). The controversial gift from ...

This avgeek special package vacation will focus on the history and significance of Pan American World Airways.