The new 747-8, like its predecessor, the 747-400, carries about 3,300 gallons of fuel in the horizontal part of the tail. But customers won't be able to fill those tanks after a problem was ...

Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast. Qantas Airways Ltd's last Boeing 747 jet drew a kangaroo tail in the sky off the Australian coast ...

Northwest Airlines did not return calls for comment. The 747 has two rudders because of its huge size. The tip of the tail is nearly six stories off the ground. The tail fin on the 747-400 is ...

There was a narrow escape for the 21 people on board an American Eagle regional jet after a Boeing 747 clipped its tail as the larger plane was taxiing for take-off at Chicago's O'Hare ...

In order to meet certification requirements ahead of its first delivery, Boeing will lock out the 12,500l (3,300gal) horizontal stabiliser tail fuel tanks on its 747-8 Intercontinental after a ...

Boeing has refined its 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) concept being developed for its 7E7 air logistics system to load major components via a swing-tail assembly rather than through oversized ...

The only similar tragedy occurred in August 1985, when a jumbo jet flying to Osaka, Japan, from Tokyo lost its vertical tail section. The Boeing 747 flew in circles for half an hour before ...

The new SkyLoft area,located above the main cabin between the upper deck and tail of the 747-8I,potentially provides another 881 square feet (81.8 square meters) of cabinspace, giving owners the ...