Qatar to gift Donald Trump the new Air Force One, dubbed 'Palace in the Sky,' this week during his visit to Doha; here are the jet's special features, costBoeing 747-8 jumbo jet, termed as "a flying palace", could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft.
12 May, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
Boeing 'fighting through challenges' in building new Air Force One planesBoeing is facing challenges in building two delayed Air Force One presidential aircraft, which were due to supply chain, inflation, and wor...
21 Jul, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
Viral video: Boeing cargo plane catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landingAn Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport due to an engine malfunction after ta...
19 Jan, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratized flyingThe existing fleet of planes are expected to fly for decades more, but in ceasing 747 production more than 50 years after aircraft's first ...
31 Jan, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
Boeing's last 747 to roll out of Washington state factoryThe 747's design included a second deck extending from the cockpit back over the first third of the plane, giving it a distinctive hump tha...
07 Dec, 2022, 06.35 AM IST
Boeing lifts price tag for Air Force One contract: USAF officialThe Boeing 747-8s are designed to be like an airborne White House, able to fly in worst-case security scenarios such as nuclear war, and ar...
09 Jun, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Logistics conglomerate UPS starts operating flight on Delhi-Cologne route"UPS commenced its six weekly flights from Delhi with its Boeing 747-8F aircraft, the company's largest freighter aircraft, which came from...
29 Oct, 2019, 08.29 PM IST
Boeing's jumbo in lean timesOne of Boeing's iconic planes has been in a steady decline — 747, better known as the jumbo. It's future is expected to be the focus of CEO...
02 Jul, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Lufthansa to launch longest plane on Mumbai-Frankfurt routeGerman carrier Lufthansa today said it will replace its Boeing 747-400 with the world's longest plane B747-8 on the Mumbai-Frankfurt route,...
07 May, 2014, 07.21 PM IST
- Lufthansa may resume Kolkata, Hyderabad flights depending on demand
Lufthansa says it intends to fly to more destinations in the country and resume flights to Kolkata and Hyderabad as soon as the demand is t...
12 Aug, 2012, 01.35 PM IST
- Lufthansa's B747-8 makes India debut
The world's newest aircraft was given a grand water canon salute at Terminal 3 of India Gandhi International Airport.
07 Aug, 2012, 05.01 PM IST
- Lufthansa to operate latest Boeing 747-8 aircraft from India
German carrier Lufthansa would operate the latest Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet between Delhi and Frankfurt from next month and from Bengaluru lat...
09 Jul, 2012, 07.57 PM IST
- Composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner fuels Boeing dreams after initial 747-8 jumbo jet setback
Boeing's newest, biggest plane has cast a shadow over ceremonies to mark the three year-late first delivery of its smaller cousin, the comp...
24 Sep, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- AI's jumbo send-off after jumbo spend
By the first week of January, the iconic jumbo jet with its distinct hump-like upper deck will no longer be a part of Air India’s fleet.
28 Oct, 2009, 11.24 AM IST
- Chinese companies sign $300-mn deal
Two Chinese companies have signed a 300-million-dollar deal to manufacture parts for US-based aviation giant Boeing’s 747-8 aircraft, state...
09 Aug, 2007, 11.52 PM IST
- Chinese firms sign deal to make Boeing aircraft parts
Two Chinese companies have signed a 300-million-dollar deal to manufacture parts for US-based aviation giant Boeing's 747-8 aircraft, state...
09 Aug, 2007, 09.00 AM IST
- Emirates Airline to be largest Boeing 777 operator
The Dubai-based Emirates Airline, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, will soon become the world's largest operator of the...
21 May, 2007, 03.35 PM IST