The US Air Force Is Buying Up Used Jumbo Jets, And It's Not Hard To See Why

Boeing's 747 airliner was once a mainstay of the commercial long-haul aviation, and although those days are gone, they still ...
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Boeing 747-800 makes its first flight

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully made its flight test today (yesterday in the US), taking off from Paine Field in Everett, in front of several thousand employees, customers, suppliers ...

Boeing, an American brand, began in a barn, then reached for the stars

Boeing gave people the gift of easy flight, then helped U.S. troops in combat before reaching for the stars during the race ...
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Second Boeing 747-800 joins flight test programme

The second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, RC021, successfully made its first flight today. The airplane completes the two-airplane test fleet for the 747-8 Intercontinental. "This is another great ...
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The Problem Boeing Ran Into After Stretching The 747 Into the -8 Variant

The Boeing 747-8 was envisioned as the next evolutionary step for the iconic"Queen of the skies". Launched in the late 2000s, this stretched and modernized version of the Boeing 747 aimed to offer ...