The aircraft became synonymous with long-haul luxury air travel; however, due to its sheer size and cost to operate, plus ...

LAS VEGAS—Boeing is setting up a “turnkey” service to acquire former passenger 747-8I Intercontinental aircraft and convert them into long-haul business jet and VIP transports with custom designed and ...

Boeing is to offer VIP and head of state customers a turnkey interior on the BBJ 747-8, using examples of the latest-generation jumbo sourced from airlines. The airframer launched what it is calling ...

If you're feeling nostalgic, you might associate the Boeing 747 with British Airways or Pan Am. Today, however, it'sLufthansa that is the world's largest operator of the type, as well as a rarity in ...

BBJ is putting an extreme spin on upcycling. Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky. The 747-8 ...

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing Alliance Fort Worth en route to Waco. On Aug. 8, the Boeing 747-8 N7478D, donated by Qatar to U.S.

I recently flew from Amsterdam to Cape Town on KLM. When I arrived at the gate, an agent took my boarding pass and reassigned my seat. During the flight, attendants interrupted me three times, asking ...

The U.S. Air Force will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using funds diverted from the delayed Northrop ...

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on ...

The head of Boeing’s defence business feels that the VC-25B presidential aircraft programme is on the right track and is unfazed by a US government decision to obtain a used Qatari 747-8 Boeing ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't up to snuff. When he lands and looks over at the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sitting on the ...

The Trump administration said it had accepted a gifted Boeing 747-8 from Qatar. The jumbo jet previously served as a luxurious private business jet. The plane sports multiple bedrooms, a salon, a ...