These two jumbo jets carry the most passengers of any commercial jet, but how fuel-efficient are they?

Not too long ago, jumbo jets were considered the flagship products of The Boeing Co. (BA 2.97%) and top rival Airbus. The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 40 years ago, Boeing introduced the world to the first jumbo jet, the 747. Today the company is giving the legendary airliner a makeover that could extend its life another 40 years. The new ...

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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 ...