After decades as the world's most iconic airliner, theBoeing 747 ended with a flourish. The final and largest variant was the 747-8, with over 150 manufactured from 2008 to 2023. However, with the ...

Boeing has successfully completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Intercontinental today. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight. "The pilots ...

Richard Aboulafia, an analyst and consultant on commercial and military aviation, told NBC News that turning the Qatari jetliner into Air Force One would cost billions and take years to take a 747, ...

The US and Qatar are finalizing an agreement for Qatar to donate a Boeing 747-8 to serve as the next Air Force One. The transfer, initially announced in May, has been delayed by legal negotiations but ...

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing Alliance Fort Worth en route to Waco. On Aug. 8, the Boeing 747-8 N7478D, donated by Qatar to U.S.