The original Boeing 747-100 was the first true widebody aircraft ... Northwest and Continental. But while American airlines no longer fly it, the “Queen of the Skies” soldiers on.

The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was one of the last great long-range airliners developed by Boeing before the jet age. The ...

The Airbus A300 bound for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, encountered wake turbulence from a larger Boeing 747 aircraft that took off ahead of it. The disaster happened two months after the 9/11 ...

Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.

Although its numbers have thinned, ten airlines still operate the enormous, graceful Airbus A380 for international luxury ...

“I’ve talked to everyone at Boeing that I can possibly address, and the message is the same: Get your act together,” he said at the time. A spokesperson for American Airlines declined to commen ...

The Boeing 747-8 ... earliest variant, the 747-100, was rolled out in 1968 and first delivered to Pan Am in 1969. This aircraft had a cruise speed of 594 mph. The American aircraft manufacturer's ...

The Boeing 747, known as the Queen of the Skies ... but was transferred to perform research with prominent airlines, such as Pan American Airways (Pan Am) on a larger commercial airliner, as ...

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

Boeing's quality issues and Airbus' supply chain problems have created a global jet shortage. American Airlines cut routes amid delayed 787s, while Ryanair lowered its capacity outlook for 2025.