Flying

Jan. 20, Pacific Ocean / Boeing 747-238B

Continental Airlines flight 910, a Boeing 747 en route from Tokyo to Honolulu, experienced severe clear air turbulence (CAT) approximately an hour into its flight. The incident, which occurred despite ...
The Atlantic

The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent

Through the heat haze, airplane tails rose from the desert. As I steered off the interstate toward Pinal Airpark, in Marana, Arizona, I got my first view of a corpse in full: a stark-white Boeing 747, ...

6 Cabin Designs Made Famous Pioneered By The Original Boeing 747 That Airlines Still Use Today

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Forbes

Almost 60 Years After First Flight, The Boeing 747 Still In Demand

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
CNN

Double-decker passenger planes are a dying breed. These airlines are keeping them alive

They’re massive pieces of engineering that seem to defy physics as they hang in the air during takeoff and landing, but double-decker passenger airplanes — the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 — are still ...