Command the Queen of the Skies, but brace for towering price tags, endless fuel thirst, and maintenance worthy of a small ...

“The 747 is a symbol for many ... when it was rolled out of the Boeing assembly line covered in anti-corrosive green paint. In early January, photos appeared online of the aircraft, already ...

Workers and VIPs gathered at the Boeing plant to watch the plane, wrapped in a green protective skin, emerge from the giant assembly building. The 747-8 will go on to other facilities for painting ...

A white tow truck slowly pulled the 747-8 freighter, still wrapped in a green plastic protective layer, toward the Boeing flight line at Paine Field. In full view of the crowd, the tow truck ...

Remarkably, barely three years after a handshake agreement, the Boeing 747 rolled out of a giant factory ... only fast and affordable and safe, but green as well. Sam Howe Verhovek, a former ...

Image The first Boeing 747 after being rolled out of the Boeing ... airliner that’s not only fast and affordable and safe but green as well. Sam Howe Verhovek, a former national correspondent ...

If you've ever seen what looks like a beluga whale with wings on the runway — or better yet, flown in one — there's a good chance it was the Boeing 747, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies." ...

Several airlines retired the Boeing 747 during the pandemic and Boeing stopped production. But the iconic "Queen of the Skies" is still operated by several country's governments and royals.

President Donald Trump 's administration was first to reach out to Qatar about acquiring a $400-million Boeing 747 for Air Force One, according to a report from CNN. The report, which cites four ...