Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

Some of the longest passenger planes in the world are real giants. Right now, the longest plane is the Boeing 747-8 at 250 ft ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...

the Red Carpet Room on United Airlines, the Penthouse Lounge on TWA, and the International Lounge on Braniff. There was even, famously, a piano bar on some aircraft. Pan Am helped launch the 747 ...

We recently saw a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 30th, 2025 marking 37 years since ...