Boeing said today that it has begun assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Washington state. Over the Arabian weekend, mechanics in the USA took the first step in ...

Boeing has begun fuselage assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at its factory in Everett, Washington State. Eight Mechanics loaded panels for the 31-foot, 8-inch (9.6 m) long front section of ...

It's new, it's huge, it's...red? In front of nearly 10,000 people in the 747 assembly plant on the north side of Paine Field, Boeing unveiled its new 747-8 Intercontinental as part of a show that ...

Boeing has announced that it has started assembly on the first 747-8 Intercontinental for commercial use in its Everett facility. Mechanics have loaded wing panels and spars into the assembly tools ...

It's a double whammy: On one hand, demand is waning; on the other, there's technology obsolescence. Boeing extended the life of the 45-year-old 747 aircraft eight years back when it launched the 747-8 ...

Comparing and contrasting two leading American widebodies.

Boeing 747 aircraft are still being sought after as passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as backups for Air Force One, by countries from the United States to Russia.