As sustainability becomes a driving force in aviation, the question arises: between the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747, which aircraft gets more miles per gallon (mpg)? This query isn't just relevant ...

Find out the key differences between the passenger experience on the Boeing 747 and A380.

UPS’ order Thursday for 14 firm and 14 option Boeing 747-8Fs raises an interesting question: as the era of four engine commercial jetliners draws to a close, which of the two last survivors will die ...

Not too long ago, jumbo jets were considered the flagship products of The Boeing Co. (BA 2.33%) and top rival Airbus. The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it ...

The giant double-decker is closing in on two decades of service.

Today's 747-400 passenger fleet totals 482 aircraft operated by 32 airlines, with the largest single cluster being the 57 aircraft operated by British Airways from London Heathrow. A further 10 ...

Boeing has struggled to sustain the 747 program within a rough market for the jumbo. An anemic number of orders have ground down to virtually zero in the last year. However, in a recent report, an ...

Airbus and Boeing are hopeful that 2010 will see orders begin to rebound for their ultra-large airliners, although both acknowledge that the market remains tough in the aftermath of last year's global ...

In recent years, Airbus has put itself at the top of the aircraft-building world with the A380, the whale of a plane that is the largest passenger jet in the world. Last year, Boeing has introduced ...

Courting Emirates This isn't the first time Emirates has received a proposal for the 747-8. Last year, Boeing held discussions to sell its 747-8 for the Gulf carrier's Dubai to U.S. West Coast flights ...