I’m jumping into the captain’s seat, sweat on my brow, and being ordered to grab the controls. With zero hours flying experience, suddenly I’m in charge of the gigantic 747 jumbo jet.

The jumbo jet's days as a passenger plane are numbered ... we need 100 first and business class seats which nobody else has." "That's why we operate the 747-8 on routes where others operate ...

由于新冠疫情严重冲击国际航空业，超大型客机无用武之地，澳大利亚的“波音747”时代也以满满仪式感的方式戏剧性地落幕。 7月22日澳航最后一架 ...

The Boeing 747 ... true "jumbo jet." Many airlines used the planes' upper deck as a bar or lounge for first class passengers, though most eventually shifted towards installing passenger seating ...

We look back on the original Jumbo Jet’s colourful history. The 747 was imagined in the 1960s to meet a growing demand for air travel, with Pan Am asking Boeing to design a plane twice the size ...

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised air travel ... and is credited with starting the era of the jumbo jet, being the first aircraft to earn the nickname. On Tuesday, thousands ...

The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles--a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft--since it debuted in 1969.

Dozens gathered at Sydney Airport on Wednesday to wave goodbye to QF7474, writing messages on the ... entire 747 fleet after travel downturn BA is the world's largest operator of the jumbo jets ...

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