Not too long ago, jumbo jets were considered the flagship products of The Boeing Co. and top rival Airbus. The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it became the ...

The Boeing 747-8i was the final passenger iteration of the famous 747 program, while the Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airplane to ever make it into service. The Boeing 747-8 entered service in ...

The Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 are the two largest passenger aircraft in the world. Despite carrying anywhere from 350 to 600 passengers on any given flight, these two planes are popular for being ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emirates has a good mind to add more jumbos to its current fleet, but will it consider Boeing 747-8? Courting Emirates This isn't the first time Emirates has received a proposal for the 747-8. Last ...

Airbus and Boeing are hopeful that 2010 will see orders begin to rebound for their ultra-large airliners, although both acknowledge that the market remains tough in the aftermath of last year's global ...

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 ...

Fleet efficiency is the last point. An A380 can only be used on select routes; it has to be a very popular route and between ...

Why buy a gigantic Airbus A380 or Boeing 747 when you can squeeze more seats into a smaller plane instead? The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it became the ...

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 ...