Alexander (Alex) Mitchell comes to Simple Flying with a background in finance and strategy consulting. He has covered airlines and aerospace at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WestBank The fuselage of a refurbished Boeing 747 now hangs between two apartment buildings in Seattle's Denny Triangle. The ...

Few aircraft have reshaped global aviation as profoundly as theBoeing 747. When it first took to the skies in 1969, the 747 redefined what was possible in long-haul air travel. Its unprecedented size, ...

TYNDALL AIR FORCE (WMBB) – You may have been startled Wednesday morning by the sight of a huge plane circling the local skies. It’s not often you see a Boeing 747 in Bay County. However, this Atlas ...

A Boeing 747 jet used by Las Vegas Sands Corp. as a corporate jet is for sale. The company confirmed the four-engine, 60-seat 747SP, for “special performance,” has been listed for sale or lease by ...

Because aerospace giant Boeing no longer manufactures the 747, additional parts will be needed over time to keep the main Air Force One flying. The United States Air Force announced last week that it ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

The U.S. Air Force said on Friday the delivery of the first of two new Air Force One jets from Boeing has been delayed by another year to mid-2028, the latest in a series of delays. The latest delay ...

China Airlines has approved a plan to acquire up to 18 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft, and dispose of four Boeing 747-400Fs. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it states that ...

Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority’s preliminary report found that one of the engines continued to accelerate after the flight had landed One of the engines on the Boeing 747 freighter, ...

Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT Boeing 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel ...

A Boeing 747 cargo plane from Dubai, operated by ACT Airlines for Emirates, skidded off the runway in Hong Kong, leading to a collision that resulted in the death of two airport security staff. The ...