The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential aircraft program. The U.S. Air Force expects the ...

Because aerospace giant Boeing no longer manufactures the 747, additional parts will be needed over time to keep the main Air Force One flying. The United States Air Force announced last week that it ...

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is getting a $400 million holiday bonus from an aircraft that’s long been out of favor — the venerable 747, two of which it is selling to the US Air Force to support a new ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program ...

The U.S. Air Force is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet, the service has confirmed to ...

Recovery personnel at Hong Kong have lifted from the water the fuselage of a Boeing 747-400 freighter which suffered a runway excursion on 20 October. While operating a service for Emirates from Dubai ...

Nearly two years ago, it seemed that the bold luxury development WB1200 in the Denny Triangle was history. The vision of the dream-big Vancouver, BC–based mixed-use developer Westbank Corp had, by all ...

US operators of Boeing 747-400 Freighters have stepped up aileron inspections to address a recurring problem involving wear and other damage to aileron attachments. That is according to the US ...

Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...

President Trump could fly on a new Air Force One plane as soon as February, he said on Tuesday while speaking to members of the press aboard the current presidential plane. "They say February, maybe," ...

Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...