Key characteristics of the 747-100 include: Its upper-deck “hump” became iconic, offering airlines the space to house a lounge area or to repurpose it for additional seating. The design not ...

To-date, Boeing has delivered 1,365 747s in four basic types, the 747-100/-200/-300/-400 ... cabin section and a staircase leading to an upper deck in the nose section. The 747 also achieved ...

To-date, Boeing has delivered 1,365 747s in four basic types, the 747-100/-200/-300/-400 ... Next, Boeing introduced the stretched upper deck 747-300 which first flew in October 1982, with ...

Advertising For $225 per person, or $747 for a group of four, you get a private tour by former United Airlines flight attendant Lynda Eck, are taken up to the upper-deck lounge “normally closed ...

Most airlines installed bars and lounges on the upper deck of their early model 747-100 series aircraft, often in zestful brown and orange colour schemes with lots of groovy vinyl. Singapore ...

For 47 years, the hump-backed Boeing 747 jumbo jet has captivated skyward gazes, wowed passengers with its spacious cabin and luxurious upper deck — and changed the way the world travels.

So now more than ever, flying in the upper deck of a 747 is on many travelers’ dream itineraries. One of the few airlines that still flies 747s is Lufthansa. The German airline has eight 747 ...

I wrote recently about flying the British Airways 747, and how even though it’s an old plane and the business class seats hardly offer the latest and greatest in premium cabins, it was a ...