Distinctive for its double-decker design and sheer enormity, the plane has proven popular with those who fly on it, but sadly not so popular with airlines that consider it pricey and now prefer smaller, more efficient aircraft built by both Airbus and Boeing. Related End of an era as Airbus...
Boeing has built over 1,500 Boeing 747s, and the planes have served as the largest passenger and cargo aircraft in the world, a military command center in the sky, Air Force One, and a space shuttle lifter and infrared telescope flier for NASA. Plus, Iron Maiden even has one called Ed...
Airbus Beluga LENGTH The Antonov cargo hauler is the clear winner in this comparison, too, with a length of more than 275 feet, 25 feet longer than the biggest Boeing. THE TRUTH With all of these factors taken into consideration, the airplane that we semi-officially proclaim the world's ...
Boeing’s brand-new 777-9 jetliner took to the air for the first time on Jan. 25 — the largest twin-engine airliner ever — ushering in efficiencies for its airline customers, and improvements in the passenger experience. The plane’s maiden flight was three hours and 51 minutes in durati...
Construction of Boeing's first overseas facility as part of its 737 production system started Thursday in the east China port city of Zhoushan. China cuts retail fuel prices China will cut the retail prices of both gasoline and diesel for the fourth time this year from Friday due to a drop...
The number of fatal accidents involving jet airliners worldwide dropped from 40 per million flights in 1959 to just 0.05 deaths per million flights in 2021, according to global data gathered by aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Though airline travel is extremely safe, mishaps do still occur. So what...
To put the plane's size in perspective: A Boeing 737-800 has a maximum takeoff weight of 87.1 tons, while the largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has amaximum takeoff weight of 600 tons. Mriya's maximum takeoff weight is 705 tons. ...
At its facilities north of Seattle in Everett, Washington, Boeing clearly likes things big. It boasts the world’s biggest building, the world’s longest passenger airplane and the plane with the largest cargo hold — all against the backdrop of one of America’s highest peaks: Mount Rainier...
Airlines will have options to configure each passenger class differently. Each class could have unique overhead ceiling and stow bins, for example, that would “create the feeling of separate and distinct cabins,” Boeing says. What’s powering this new plane? Thrust comes courtesy of two ...
In the late 1970s, Boeing pitched NASA on the idea that an airborne telescope could be mounted on a 747. It took until 1996 for NASA and DLR (The German Aerospace Center) to partner up and create SOFIA. Next, they just needed to find the right plane. ...