Boeing 747

Paul Needham

A Plane Built With, Gasp, Passengers In Mind

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 11.28.2011

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EVERETT, Wash. -- Imagine a plane that reduces vibrations from turbulence to the point where the ride is smooth even during landing. A plane with enou...

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Emergency Landing At LAX

AP | Posted 10.27.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A Philippine Airlines jumbo jet carrying more than 400 people has landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport after declaring a...

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WATCH: Inside Boeing's 747-8 At The Paris Air Show

Posted 10.14.2011

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The Paris Air Show this week has offered plane manufacturers an opportunity to show off a ton of new hardware, but no aircraft has caught the crowd's ...

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Showering at 30,000 Feet: Aboard the Super-Jumbo A380, Life is Large

Peter Mandel | Posted 08.01.2011

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Peter Mandel

The plane I'm about to board, the super-jumbo Airbus A380, has brought a certain excitement back to air travel since its debut in 2007.

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WATCH LIVE, 12:45pm EST: Boeing 747-8's First Flight

Posted 05.25.2011

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Boeing's newest aircraft, the 747-8 Intercontinental, launched its first flight Sunday. As Huffington Post Travel previously reported, Boeing has s...

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Handhelds on Planes A Bigger Problem Than You Think

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Negroni

So what would you think if you were the B777 pilot who's radio communication with air traffic control was interrupted by a passenger's cell phone call...

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Sometimes I Feel Like a 747

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Negroni

Congratulations, Wunderbar and Chuka Haeyo to Boeing for the banner day it had Sunday, unveiling its newest version of the 747, the 747-8 Intercontinental.

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PHOTOS: Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Unveiled

Posted 05.25.2011

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Boeing unveiled their new 747-8 Intercontinental jumbo passenger jet on Sunday at the company's factory in Everett, Washington. Boeing's newest add...

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WATCH: 747 Does A Flyby Near Golden Gate Bridge

Posted 05.25.2011

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Though we're not quite sure what the reason was, an United 747 airplane did an ultra close flyby of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge during that cit...

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Gates Grounds the Airborne White Elephant Laser

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Cirincione

Now reporting to President Obama, who favors weapons programs that are effective and affordable, Gates is finally free to say that many of these programs don't work.

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LAX Baggage Accident: Japan Airlines Flight Ingests Luggage Container

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Authorities say a metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 at Los Angeles International Airport. No one wa...

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