FILE — British Airways pilot Mark Vanhoenacker under a wing of a British Airways Boeing 747 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, July 8, 2015. The iconic plane that revolutionized air ...

You have probably already seen pictures and videos of giant airliners landing just a few feet above Maho Beach at Princess Juliana Airport in St. Maarten. They have been circulating the net in forums, ...

Pilots of the ill-fated Boeing 747-400F which crashed at Bishkek were given several warnings and indications that the aircraft was not following the correct approach before it overshot the airport.

Nevertheless, as many 747 pilots start to ponder which aircraft we’ll fly next (personally, I am drawn to the sleek lines and Star Trek-caliber cockpit of the Boeing 787), it is a good time to reflect ...