T he two largest widebody aircraft ever to be built are the Boeing 747 and the Boeing 777. These two aircraft are each ...

Once seen as the future of passenger aircraft, the Boeing 747-8 found its niche in freight and official service.

Whereas Boeing's success for the 747-8 program hinges on demand for air cargo ... engine technology to efficiently compete with the 777X and Airbus A350 in the future, so (potential) customers ...

That's been particularly true as seat counts on airplanes such as the 777 have risen into the general range of the 747-8. And sales show it. Boeing's 777X, a revamp of its wildly popular 777 ...

Boeing sees a future for the 747-8 after the new 777X family arrives in 2020 but is unclear how its large widebody product line-up will evolve from later in that decade. Firm orders for the 747-8 ...

Is it the end of the line for the Boeing 747 as a commercial passenger plane ... to prefer big twin-engine aircraft like its Boeing 777X or Airbus A350. Those smaller planes can now fly just ...

First introduced in 2013, the 777X will enter the market this decade in three different models, the company announced at the ...

Boeing 777X to replace 747-400 and 777-200LR ... Additionally, the span will increase from 64.8 m (Boeing 777-300ER) to 71.1 m, it is estimated that this will result in a wing area that is ...

It has remained in service as a cargo plane, with the last and 1,574th, a model 747-8 Freighter ... Airport in England on Jan. 12, 1970. AP Boeing’s 777X, its latest passenger plane model ...

The final 747-8 freighter model will fly to Portland ... cargo can be loaded through the giant opening. Boeing hopes its new, more efficient 777X will replace its larger predecessor.

Boeing announced its next-generation 777X passenger jet at the Dubai Airshow in 2013. The plane is a stretched version of Boeing's successful 777-200/300, but with reduced emissions and operating ...

The Atlas Air 747-8 was revealed, emblazoned with a special ... At the present time, the widebody, twin-engine Boeing 777-X and the 777-8F, the freighter variety, are currently being developed ...