Under a mandate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing’s new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet will not be allowed to carry fuel in its tail until engineers can come up with a ...

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 ...

The hole is the vent for the exhaust from the auxiliary power unit (APU), a small turbine that sits in the tail cone.Credit ... a Boeing 747 can burn about a tonne of fuel. At current prices ...

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 ...

The 747-8 was certified in December without a 3,300-gallon tail fuel tank because of structural concerns. But the company is studying a range of options — from routine checks to structural ...

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 ...

Among Delta's remaining fleet is the oldest Boeing 747-400 that's still in the air. Built in 1988, that former NWA jet (tail No. N662US) flies to and from Detroit, Manila, Honolulu, the Japanese ...

151; -- For the last time, a United Airlines Boeing 747 will take off with passengers ... trackingwebsite and searching with the aircraft's tail number N118UA or flight number UA747.