For 47 years, the hump-backed Boeing 747 jumbo jet has captivated skyward gazes, wowed passengers with its spacious cabin and luxurious upper deck — and changed the way the world travels. Yet for U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With its distinctive hump, the Boeing 747 has been a familiar sight at airports around the world for more than four decades, but ...

The new limited editor Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card, the first to made from the melted-down metal of a retired Delta Boeing 747. The Boeing 747 may be fading from the skies, but Delta ...

ABOARD DELTA FLIGHT 9771 FROM ATLANTA — A few minutes after takeoff from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday morning, Delta flight attendant Stephanie Nelson veered from the ...

Delta's venerable fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets is set to enter retirement in a few months. But before they go, Delta is sending the Queen of the Skies on one final mission: help to evacuate ...

For a half-century, Boeing mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar hump-backed form of the 747 jumbo jet. Test pilots then put each ...

Delta Air Lines is refurbishing the interior of its sixteen 747-400s, which primarily fly from its Tokyo-Narita hub. Delta Air Lines is refurbishing the interior of its sixteen 747-400s, which ...

First United, now Delta. The 747 continues to fade away from the fleets of U.S. airlines. It was just last week that United sent its last Boeing 747 off into retirement on a sentimental farewell ...

When the Boeing 747 aircraft entered service in 1970, it changed air travel forever. Not only was the plane double the size of the largest existing aircraft — there's a reason it was nicknamed the ...

Delta Air Lines’ farewell tour of its 747 airplane, known as queen of the skies for its wide-body size and comfort, will make a stop at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week. The 747 is ...

For 47 years, the hump-backed Boeing 747 jumbo jet has captivated skyward gazes, wowed passengers with its spacious cabin and luxurious upper deck — and changed the way the world travels. Yet for U.S.