With the whine of an electric motor, a 747-400F's nose door opens like the gaping mouth of a snake. This is one of the most unique sights in aviation, with most modern and converted freighters using ...

Boeing’s 747 is big, but not so big that the forward fuselage can’t be part of a museum exhibit Bob van der Linden F. Robert van der Linden is a curator who specializes in commercial aviation.

If you've ever seen what looks like a beluga whale with wings on the runway — or better yet, flown in one — there's a good chance it was the Boeing 747, nicknamed the "Queen of the Skies." This ...

More than 70 years have passed since the first successful mass-produced passenger jet—the Boeing 707—revolutionized air travel. While the aviation industry has undergone dramatic transformations over ...