The original Boeing 747 transformed the world of commercial aviation and launched one of the most beloved aircraft ever built ...

On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...

The US Air Force often finds military applications for civilian aircraft, from business jets to interplanetary spaceships.

Boeing’s defense business faces competitive pressure, with Europe’s Airbus pitching the military a tanker to rival Boeing ... which is based on its own 747 Jumbo Jet. Critics said a string ...

Boeing is one of the Pentagon’s biggest contractors and therefore a heavyweight supplier for US allies. So its alarming financial condition is much more than investment news. The company has got ...

The modified 747-200 carries 24,000 gallons of fire retardant in a tank ... which is operated by a company, 10 Tanker Air Carrier, allied with Omni. "This would be another tool in the toolbox of how ...

After cutting his teeth and learning international law and marketing on board an oil tanker in the Americas while working for ... transatlantic crossing made by a British Airways Boeing 747 that ...

The program might also include an autonomous tanker for operating in contested environments, or higher-threat areas where existing tankers would not be able to operate in full safety. The Skunk ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. Two children were among the dead. The truck overturned after ...