Air France KLM Martinair Cargo recorded improvements in cargo volumes, revenues and yield in the third quarter as it ...

On October 25, 1989, KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline, named its latest aircraft back then – a Boeing 747-400 – ‘City of Dubai’, “in recognition of the emirate’s growing role as an ...

Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in ... The confusing name is because the cockpit is from a 747-400 model and 744 is an abbreviation for this type.

The Boeing 747, the US plane that revolutionised ... As an ambassador for Qantas airlines, he remembered learning to fly the 747-400. "[It was] the toughest programme that any commercial pilot ...

which was developed to compete with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It has a maximum seating of 440 and typical seating between three classes (first, business, and economy) of 300 to 350. The 747-400 ...

EVA Air introduced premium economy in 1992 After the delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 in December 1992 ... who might otherwise fly with Air France-KLM or Lufthansa by offering less expensive ...

On the 3,867-mile route, United Airlines faces non-stop competition from KLM on the 7 ... During the late 1990s, Boeing ...

SCHIPHOL, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - 2018/11/11: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777-300. A Boeing ... [+] 777-300 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with registration PH-BVK is landing at Amsterdam ...

As planned by Boeing, the 747 was long popular with cargo operators thanks to its unobstructed fuselage and vast capacity. It could take off with a payload of up to 970,000lbs.

Imagine being so intelligent and motivated to fly, that by the age of 21, you’re controlling a Boeing 747. Then imagine what it’s like just watching from behind a racetrack fence, at a dusty ...

Airlines could cut fares by packing over 300 passengers in the double-decker plane, which had the lowest seat-mile cost in the industry at the time. The world's first Queen of the Skies flew in ...

Samantha Josaphat: Um, wish me luck. Battison: So, how many golf balls can you fit in a Boeing 747? I... I have no idea. Josaphat: How many tennis balls? Oh, golf...wow. Wow. My first step is to ...