Boeing’s programme launch of the new 747-400 last September ushered in the ... span by just over 18ft and have fitted 6ft high winglets to reduce wingtip vortex drag which occurs when the ...

Andrew Naidu, a licensed aircraft engineer, explained in a LinkedIn article how these chevrons help deliver better flight ...

Early winglet designs were angular, and could often be seen on older aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 and all variants of the Airbus A340. They are still present today on the Airbus A330-200 ...

These are specifically designed to be retrofitted to older aircraft. Early winglet designs were angular, and could often be seen on older aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 and all variants of the ...

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

The Boeing 747-400 wide-body airliner has been around since 1988, carrying people and cargo with equal prowess across the skies of the world. The plane is no longer in production, but plenty of ...

A couple were blown away by a Boeing 747 converted into a hotel. Annabelle Green, 20, and her partner Joel Simons, 21, both ardent plane spotters, jumped at the opportunity to spend a night in the ...

Since entering service in 1970, more than 1,500 Boeing 747s were built. For decades, if you were flying long-haul, you’d be flying a 747. The giant jumbo opened the world to passengers, democratizing ...

An Emirates 747-400 freighter, operated by a partner airline, lands in Luqa, Malta, on Dec. 4, 2014. Emirates this week hired Compass Cargo Airlines in Bulgaria to operate two 747s on its behalf.

Emirates SkyCargo, the air freight division of Dubai-based Emirates, is adding two additional Boeing 747-400F freighters to its fleet to meet soaring demand. The additional pair of widebody freighters ...