So at least in theory, it can fit more iPhones in a single airlift shipment assuming the 747 cargo capacity than before — but that also assumes that sufficient devices have been made.

Pan Am was the launch customer of the 747 as it purchased twenty-five 747-100s which cost $525 million. [In 1983, Pan Am also agreed to modify its passenger 747s with an aft cargo door added.] More ...

The Boeing 747 has been a crucial part of global cargo transport for decades. Below is a breakdown of its various freighter variants, with help from Boeing 747, highlighting key specifications, ...

The new service operates between Wuxi in China and Chicago in the US utilising a Boeing 747 freighter three times per week. The first flight left Wuxi earlier today (28 March) carrying around 100 tons ...

On that fateful day of March 27, 1977, there were 583 fatalities between the KLM Boeing 747 and the Pan Am Boeing 747 ‘Clipper Maid of the Seas”. Only 61 survivors somehow escaped the inferno that ...

A Boeing 747 cargo charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines landed in Budapest on March 24, with nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment on board. Amongst other things ...

Mr George added: “The whole team is really looking forward to seeing its first flight and, of course, its smiling livery”. It’s not just Airbus ... The canvas’ size meant it couldn’t fit in a Boeing ...

a Jockey Club horse transporter took him to his date with a Singapore Airlines 747 freighter. International Racehorse Transport (IRT) is entrusted with getting Lucky Nine on and off the plane.