The final scheduled commercial flight for Delta’s 747 jumbo jet began Monday after a 24-hour delay, the Detroit News reported. The iconic aircraft, the last Boeing 747, had been scheduled to take off ...

When the Boeing 747 aircraft entered service in 1970, it changed air travel forever. Not only was the plane double the size of the largest existing aircraft — there's a reason it was nicknamed the ...

For the first time in 48 years, you can’t buy a ticket on a US airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On January 3, Delta Air Lines Flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for stored ...

In 2018, Delta Air Lines retired the last of its Boeing 747s—the iconic wide-body jets that, from their first flights in 1969, forever changed the scale and magnitude of commercial air travel. [Image: ...

The aircraft became synonymous with long-haul luxury air travel; however, due to its sheer size and cost to operate, plus ...

A limited-edition version of the Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express card debuting Thursday is designed to appeal to aviation aficionados and others who want to carry a piece of a Boeing 747 in ...

MARANA, Ariz. — There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world’s first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the “Queen of the ...

The iconic Boeing 747 jumbo jet is the focus of a new exhibit opening later this month at the Delta Flight Museum. When the $5 million “747 Experience” exhibit opens March 28 at the museum near ...

The Delta Flight Museum is located near Atlanta's airport at the headquarters of Delta Air Lines. The museum has been closed to the public for renovations but will reopen in April. Exhibits include ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for Delta ...

For the first time in 48 years, you can't buy a ticket on a U.S. airline to fly on a Boeing 747. On Wednesday, Delta Air Lines flight 9771 touched down in Marana, Arizona, an arid boneyard for stored ...