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

Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.

Only three airlines are operating scheduled passenger flights on the 55th anniversary of the 747's first revenue-generating ...

The compromise solution was a shorter 747 with four conventional engines, the 747SP, with the suffix "Special Performance." Entering service in 1976 with Pan Am, Boeing built 45 747SP aircraft.

This is ultimately spreading misinformation about the bombing of Pan Am 103,” says Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, who lost her ...

Designed in just 28 months, the 747 was the first ever twin-aisle jetliner and was first introduced by the now-defunct airline Pan Am in 1970. Traditionally one of Boeing's best selling products ...

In remembrance of the Lockerbie bombing, the News takes a look back at the tragedy that occurred on Pan Am Flight 103 and ... hole in the left side of the Boeing 747. The crew had no time to ...

The Boeing 747, known as the Queen of the Skies ... such as Pan American Airways (Pan Am) on a larger commercial airliner, as demand for long-distance travel increased. Known as the “Father ...