But its 45-year journey has been anything but smooth. This is the definitive story of the Boeing 747, from its milestones and triumphs to its turning points and disasters. Witness its history ...

We are told that two-time Palme d'Or winner Östlund has bought a retired Boeing 747 for the project ... In preparing the movie, the Swedish filmmaker was inspired by a social psychological ...

Each year, hundreds of airplanes reach the end of their lives and are crushed for scrap metal. At a facility in Arizona, a group of “undertakers” carries out this final act for a Boeing 747.

With zero hours flying experience, suddenly I’m in charge of the gigantic 747 jumbo jet ... Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in 1969 and made flying accessible ...

First impressions matter. When visitors to the National Air and Space Museum enter the great expanse of the America by Air ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel, has been given a regal send-off in the skies over Washington State. Atlas Air, an American cargo airline, took delivery of the last 747 ...