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The Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 are two of the most recognizable aircraft in the skies today, although their numbers are diminishing, and their era of being the most dominant widebody jets in the ...

The world’s largest jetliner, Airbus A380, has dominated the skies since its introduction in 2007. Now it has a contender. Boeing’s recent innovation, the 747-8 Intercontinental, is in direct ...

In recent years, Airbus has put itself at the top of the aircraft-building world with the A380, the whale of a plane that is the largest passenger jet in the world. Last year, Boeing has introduced ...

UPS’ order Thursday for 14 firm and 14 option Boeing 747-8Fs raises an interesting question: as the era of four engine commercial jetliners draws to a close, which of the two last survivors will die ...

As BA ponders whether to buy the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, its decision could have far-reaching consequences for other airlines Lufthansa's 747-8I order was a crucial development ...

Today's 747-400 passenger fleet totals 482 aircraft operated by 32 airlines, with the largest single cluster being the 57 aircraft operated by British Airways from London Heathrow. A further 10 ...

Boeing has struggled to sustain the 747 program within a rough market for the jumbo. An anemic number of orders have ground down to virtually zero in the last year. However, in a recent report, an ...

More than 40 years ago, Boeing introduced the world to the first jumbo jet, the 747. Today the company is giving the legendary airliner a makeover that could extend its life another 40 years. The new ...

It was 1969 and the airplane designers having lunch in the conference room of Pan American World Airways were standing by the window overlooking New York's Park Avenue when Charles Lindbergh came over ...

There’s nothing quite like seeing an Airbus A380 for the first time. It’s so big – the largest passenger plane ever built – that its wingspan almost runs the length of a soccer field, and more than ...

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