Perhaps the greatest tribute to the 60-year-old design is that over 400 ... airlines still operate the Boeing 747, Lufthansa, Korean Airlines, Air China and Russian Rossiya Airlines.

less than ten years old, the Taiwanese carrier’s A330-300s average 17.2 years per aircraft, while the 747-400Fs average 19.3 years per aircraft. As such, China Airlines will not only add ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...