The second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, RC021, successfully made its first flight today. The airplane completes the two-airplane test fleet for the 747-8 Intercontinental. "This is another great ...
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 ...
The convertedBoeing 747-200 aircraft (known as the VC-25A) that bear the callsign 'Air Force One' when operating flights with the American President on board are among the most recognizable planes in ...
Rolls-Royce has retired its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB) after 20 years and over 2,000 hours of service, having been instrumental in engine development since 2005. The specially modified ...
The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, ...
Test crews spent 17 hours criss-crossing the U.S. on Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter. The longest flight, the last hurdle in the certification process for the required number of test hours, ended in Everett.
The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.
The US Air Force has received a new VC-25B Bridge aircraft, a luxury Boeing 747-8i once built for Qatar's royal family, to support presidential travel operations.