English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated.

Air China operates a smaller fleet of seven (five 747-8s and two 747-400s), while Rossiya Airlines has just one remaining Boeing 747-400 in service. Despite their dwindling numbers in passenger ...

Boeing built the first 747 in 1968 and its production run would last until 2023, when the final airframe - a 747-8F freighter ...

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These were followed by Malaysia Airlines and China Southern, who retired their fleets ... Lufthansa operates both the Boeing 747-8 and the older Boeing 747-400 as passenger aircraft. It has announced ...

On the subject of ultra-long runways, there are currently two airports that jointly hold the title of having the longest ...

By contrast, though, the other airlines within the group and Lufthansa ... For example, cargo capacities double in that regard from a 747-400 to 777-9. Starting from the summer schedule all ...

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China Airlines has promoted its president Kao Shing-Hwang as its new chairman, after the death of its previous chair.

Air China landed a Boeing 747-800 at the Dulles Airport on Tuesday for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. The ...