Related articleWhich airlines are still flying Boeing 737 MAX 8s? Aviation safety experts and regulators around the world remain divided on whether the Boeing 737 Max 8 is safe. “I’ve never said that it’s unsafe to fly a particular model of aircraft, but in this case, I’m going to...
Finally, there’s one more twist: one could argue that the final Boeing 747 has yet to enter service. Two new Boeing 747-8s are currently being modified,not without controversy,to become the United States Air Force One presidential aircraft. They’re expected to start flying in 2029. Airline...
British Airlines has steadily downgraded the size of jets it flies into China, said Grant. Routes that were flying Boeing 747 jumbo jets, were replaced by B777s and eventually even smaller B787s, he said. This is another way to scale back capacity, yet it "ret...
Sign in to yourSimple Flyingaccount After being introduced over five decades ago, the Boeing 747 went on to revolutionize airline operations forever. Its famous hump is always a welcome sight at airports across the globe. Sadly, the first commercial widebody is being retired at a rapid rate, ...
Though there’s still work remaining, Boeing has already made some significant breakthroughs in AM. Today, there are more than 50,000 3D-printed components flying onboard Boeing aircrafts. Last year, Boeing and Norsk Titanium AS received the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification...
A Boeing 747-400(LCF) Dreamlifter Airbus heavily modified five A300 aircraft to form its Beluga fleet. The Belugas are used to ferry parts, including wings and fuselage sections from fabrication centers in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to final assembly in France, Germany, and Spain...
A Boeing 747 can carry 433,195 pounds of fuel in its tanks. And on long flights, it needs every last drop. You could get an equivalent amount of energy from batteries, but you’d need 21,659,750 pounds of them. Considering a 747 can only take off if it weighs less than 910,000 ...
520: The crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 on August 12, 1985, is the single-aircraft disaster with the highest number of fatalities: 520 people died on board aBoeing 747. Why do planes not fly over the Pacific? The main reason flight don't go over the Pacific Ocean isbecause curved ...
The 5 Airlines Flying The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Are The Envy Of AviationCynthia Drescher
Boeing to fix deadly 737 Max software, but is that enough for passengers? It's not hard to find what you're flying, but it might be hard to avoid flying Boeing forever, considering it's a giant in the aircraft manufacturing space. Let's hope the company gets its act together but, un...