While the Boeing 747 was designed as a cargo-first aircraft, the A380 was designed from the ground up as a dedicated ...

Not too long ago, jumbo jets were considered the flagship products of The Boeing Co. and top rival Airbus. The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it became the ...

UPS’ order Thursday for 14 firm and 14 option Boeing 747-8Fs raises an interesting question: as the era of four engine commercial jetliners draws to a close, which of the two last survivors will die ...

In recent years, Airbus has put itself at the top of the aircraft-building world with the A380, the whale of a plane that is the largest passenger jet in the world. Last year, Boeing has introduced ...

Large airports and high-density routes are ideal for the A380, a bigger, four-engine aircraft with more seats. In the most ...

News that the Airbus A380 fleet now exceeds that of the Boeing 747 will have been met with mixed emotions in Seattle. The decline of the original “queen of the skies” – as a passenger airliner at ...

In June, 16 US airports will have flights on the Airbus A340, A380, or the passenger Boeing 747. Of these, only five—Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK, and Washington Dulles—have service aboard ...

Today's 747-400 passenger fleet totals 482 aircraft operated by 32 airlines, with the largest single cluster being the 57 aircraft operated by British Airways from London Heathrow. A further 10 ...

It was 1969 and the airplane designers having lunch in the conference room of Pan American World Airways were standing by the window overlooking New York's Park Avenue when Charles Lindbergh came over ...

The latest price of the Queen of the Skies.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. This article is more than 5 years old. Parked A380 aircraft ...

Why buy a gigantic Airbus A380 or Boeing 747 when you can squeeze more seats into a smaller plane instead? The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it became the ...