A flight engineer (FE) is a member of the flight crew who is responsible for monitoring and operating the aircraft's complex systems. Their role is to monitor and manage the aircraft's engines and ...

Today, aircraft typically only require two flight crew: the pilot and the co-pilot. But this was not always the case. Before the development of more sophisticated microprocessors and computers, ...

Boeing 747 aircraft are still being sought after as passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as backups for Air Force One, by countries from the United States to Russia.

MARANA, Ariz. — There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world’s first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the “Queen of the ...

The Boeing 747 never really retires. Here is what actually happens when one leaves commercial service.