T he Boeing 747 and Lockheed C-5 Galaxy were the world's first widebodies. The C-5 took its first flight slightly over seven ...

The introduction of ETOPS meant that four-engine aircraft were no longer needed to serve long-haul overwater routes, meaning ...

In the early 1970s, the U.S. Air Force, one of the largest air forces in the world, tasked Boeing with exploring an idea that sounded like pure science fiction: turning its brand-new 747 jumbo jet ...