The minimum landing distance of a Boeing 747-400 is around 1,500 meters or ... Unsurprisingly, this model was ideal for carriers that wanted to operate the jumbo on short-haul routes and to ...

The world’s smallest commercial airport is on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, where planes land on a runway not much ...

GE's test flight took less time to reach its destination than the United flight’s taxi from the runway to the gate in Chicago ...

With zero hours flying experience, suddenly I’m in charge of the gigantic 747 jumbo jet ... The computer lets you take off and land anywhere in the world. Fly over Vegas at night or attempt ...

A group of relatives of the crew members of the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter seized by Argentine ... who also chairs flag carrier Conviasa, of which Emtrasur is a cargo subsidiary, admitted ...

They love this airplane and want to see it to the end." The nose opens on the 747 freighters, allowing carriers to load and unload oversized cargo that cannot fit through a traditional side door.