Discover the surprising reason behind the 747 Freighter's iconic nose door design.

It appears from accident reports that Boeing’s oversized freighter rival to the Airbus A300 Belgua, the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, or Dreamlifter, may have a promising future in the military as a ...

A Boeing 747-400BDSF freighter operated by charter company AirACT skidded off the runway and into the sea while attempting to land at Hong Kong airport, with four crew rescued and one ground staff ...

World Airways - a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings - has reached an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to operate one Boeing 747-400 freighter on a full-time basis beginning in April 2011. Under ...

Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel ...

SEATTLE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Freight carrier Cargolux Airlines International SA [CLUX.UL] has resolved a dispute that delayed its acceptance of the first Boeing Co 747-8 freighter, and will now take ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Boeing Co. has a temporary plan to save the iconic but slow-selling 747 jumbo jetliner: buying its own planes and leasing them to cargo ...

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The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American ...

Despite the fact that the Boeing 747 jumbo jet is no longer in production, it remains the most popular outsized cargo mover in the world of air freight. One of the primary reasons why it is such a ...