The Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 are the two largest commercial jets ever built and also among the most beloved aircraft in history. The two double-decker planes have become pivotal parts of global long ...

The Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 are the two largest passenger aircraft in the world. Despite carrying anywhere from 350 to 600 passengers on any given flight, these two planes are popular for being ...

SCHOENEFELD, GERMANY - JUNE 01: Ed Force One, the Boeing 747 passenger plane of British heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden, flies past after taking off while piloted by band singer Bruce Dickinson from ...

Lufthansa Group will retire the last four Airbus A340-600s in its fleet in October and ground two Boeing 747-400s for the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six of the world's largest passenger aircraft are made by European manufacturer Airbus. The Airbus A380-800 is the world's largest ...

Both Boeing and Airbus may kill their top-end four-engine widebody aircraft, thanks to weak demand for Boeing's 747-8 and even weaker uptake for the fantastically expensive Airbus A380. Share on ...

If you have taken a relatively recent flight inside the U.S., chances are pretty strong it was either on board a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, the two best-selling commercial airplanes in the world.

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 ...

The pivotal 2000 fleet decision under CEO James Strong that locked Qantas out of the world's most popular widebody aircraft.

Pan Am was the driving force behind the launch of the Boeing 747. Credit: Joepriesaviation.net On Feb. 9, 1969, the captain of a Scandinavian Airlines DC-8 on approach to Seattle-Tacoma International ...

When the end came for Boeing’s 747, it arrived not with a reverential fanfare but a brief mention – virtually a footnote – in the airframer’s second-quarter corporate filing for 2020. “We are ...