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 ...

Etihad Airways has signed a multi-year Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The ...

The Boeing 747-400 is now an aging aircraft with massive fuel and growing maintenance costs, but low capital costs.

The U.S. and Qatar are finalizing an agreement for Qatar to "donate" a Boeing 747-8, destined to become the next Air Force One, a deal previously announced as complete but held up by legal details.

Although Qatar’s Boeing 747 gift to the United States was nominally free, the plane must be refitted to serve as the presidential aircraft—a process that could cost nearly $1 billion. The United ...

How much will it cost to renovate the Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar into the next Air Force One? That’s classified information. But a recent $934 million transfer of funds to a Pentagon budget may hold ...