Federal investigators, however, focused on a more mundane source for the catastrophe: the Boeing 747’s center fuel tank. Although the exact cause remains unknown, in 1997 the National ...

There are times when you're sitting in a best-in-the-sky Boeing 747 waiting on the tarmac ... Ranked Most of that fuel is stored in the two main fuel tanks in the wings, which ultimately helps ...

Meanwhile, Atlas Air operates a significant fleet of 747 freighters, including both the 747-400F and newer 747-8Fs. According ...

A decade earlier Boeing’s 707 had ushered in the Jet Age, but with four fuel-thirsty engines and room for fewer than 200 passengers, fares were beyond the budget of most vacationers. The 747 ...