Opening or closing an aircraft door safely is not entirely straightforward, and until my first flight on an empty aircraft I had never actually opened or closed a 747 door other than during annual ...

Each one of its four PW4056 turbofan engines produces 57,000 lbs of thrust, helping a full-loaded 747-400 fly nearly 7,000 miles. A short elevator ride takes up to the boarding door. Take a left ...

While many airlines around the world have stopped operating the 747, the freighter version remains one of the great ...