There are times when you're sitting in a best-in-the-sky Boeing 747 waiting ... 183,000 to 238,000 liters. The very first 747 launched in 1969 held 48,400 gallons of jet fuel, and as every ...

The Boeing 747 family, on the other hand ... reported last year that the Airbus A380 will burn around 12,000 liters of fuel an hour. Given the long flights that the type is deployed on, the ...

HAECO’s recent services agreement with SF Airlines for C checks on its Boeing 747 freighter fleet further emphasizes the sustained strong demand for reliable maintenance services for 747s.

A decade earlier Boeing’s 707 had ushered in the Jet Age, but with four fuel-thirsty engines and room for fewer than 200 passengers, fares were beyond the budget of most vacationers. The 747 ...

President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't as impressive as some of the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and ...

As catnip for a high-end mendicant like Donald Trump, the Boeing 747-8 is unbeatable ... another generation of engines that were far more fuel efficient but a new wing and advanced flight controls.

The evolution of smaller, more fuel efficient aircraft that are easier to fill, such as Boeing’s own 787 Dreamliner, makes the 747 less attractive to airlines. Today, more cargo operators than ...

Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, which has increased fuel capacity and more powerful engines than the standard 747-200. Boeing first started serving the model in 1972. Air Force One has ...