I t has now been well over half a century since the Boeing 747 entered service, with the type's introduction in the early 1970s marking a milestone in terms of 20th-century long-h ...

T he Boeing 747 is a truly iconic aircraft, both in appearance and in how it revolutionized the aviation industry. The aircraft entered commercial service in January 1970 with Pan ...

In the sleekly aerondynamic world of aviation, it looks a bit odd, but the Boeing 747 has a hump atop it. The reason goes ...