With the Boeing 747 Jumbo out of production, the United States Air Force has confirmed it will purchase two ex-Lufthansa ...

Like the earlier Boeing 747 variants, the 747-8 has four engines, two on each side of the aircraft. Although this is one of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- United Airlines flew the last flight of its venerable, four-engine 747 jet. Call it a victim of changing times and more efficient aircraft, but the airline sent it out in style.

The U.S. Air Force is buying two Boeing 747-8 jets for $400 million to train and maintain its presidential airlift fleet. This is a step towards transitioning from the older 747-200 model. The first ...

Because aerospace giant Boeing no longer manufactures the 747, additional parts will be needed over time to keep the main Air Force One flying.

The purchase is separate from two 747-8i aircraft that Boeing is currently modifying under the VC-25B program, which will serve as the next generation of Air Force One. The first of those heavily ...

The U.S. Air Force is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet, the service has confirmed to ...

With a United 737-8 jet serving as Boeing’s 2025 ecoDemonstrator Explorer, pilots conducted test flight evaluating a modernized data communications system designed to improve information flow between ...

The US Air Force will acquire two additional Boeing 747-8 aircraft for $400 million to support training and sustainment for ...