The Top 10 Boeing 747 Airline Customers In History
Only a few of the greatest purchasers of the Boeing 747 were US airlines, and some still have them in service.
Storm Eowyn’s severe winds cause British Airways flight to approach subsonic speeds
Storm Eowyn has resulted in jet stream winds in excess of 260mph over the east coast of the US, meaning records could be ...
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The Boeing 747 is a rarer sight but still popular with heads of state. See which royals and presidents have a 'Queen of the Skies.'
The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ... During the pandemic, airlines like British Airways, KLM, and Qantas retired their 747s, and Boeing decided to end production.
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The world's longest Boeing 747 passenger flight will end as airlines phase out the iconic jet. See where it still flies.
It will replace the 747 with the smaller Boeing 777-300ER ... accelerated retirements when the pandemic uprooted travel. British Airways, Dutch flag carrier KLM, and Australia's Qantas all ...
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How Fast Does A Boeing 747 Go?
The aircraft had a top speed of 583 mph (939 km/h). However, in February 2020, a British Airways Boeing 747-400 broke the transatlantic subsonic speed record, reaching a top speed of 825 mph as it ...
The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
Airbus A380: 6 Factors That Led To The End Of The Superjumbo's Production
The A380's cancelation was announced more than five years ago and now no quad-jets or double deckers are in production.
Jet stream helping planes slingshot across Atlantic Ocean at 800 mph
When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...
Storm Eowyn jet stream causes BA flight to hit subsonic speed of 814mph
Wow! According to data from flightradar, BA274 flying Las Vegas to Heathrow has just hit a speed of 814mph thanks to extreme ...
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Storm Eowyn’s severe winds cause British Airways flight to approach subsonic speeds
According to data gathered by Flightradar24, British Airways flight BA274 reached a ground speed of 814mph – just 21mph slower than the subsonic speed record of 835mph. The Boeing 747 took ...