For many 747-400 freighters, the cost of a major engine overhaul can exceed the market value of the airframe itself.

Breaking from the variants that came before it, theBoeing 747-8 is exclusively powered by the General Electric GEnx-2B turbofan, a close relative of the GE engine powering the popular Boeing 787 ...

As the latest and greatest variant of the cargo-optimized jumbo jet, not only can the 747-8F haul just under 300,000 lb ...

Widebodies can cost tens upon tens of thousands of dollars an hour to run.

Air cargo completes its transition to twin-engine aircraft, with the Boeing 777F leading global operating capacity.

GE Aerospace showed off its Boeing 747 "flying laboratory" in July. It's being used to test the engine of Boeing's future 777X.Carl Court/Getty Images Leading American manufacturer GE Aerospace is ...

The Boeing 747 ushered in the age of the jumbo jet when it first took flight in 1969, but at least one variant actually had to be cut down to size for continued success. The Boeing 747SP — for Special ...

Video shows flames pouring from one of the Boeing 747’s left-side engines, which forced the jet’s pilots to divert back to Miami International airport just 14min into a scheduled flight to San Juan, ...

The Boeing 747 entered service with Pan American Airlines in January 1970 and became the workhorse of the world’s long-haul, high-capacity fleet. To-date, Boeing ...

Federal officials are investigating after an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane experienced an engine failure soon after departing from Miami International Airport Thursday night. The airline said that ...

The 777 freighter has overtaken the 747 to become the world’s most widely operated freighter, carrying 40% of global ...