Boeing 747s

Boeing Co received preliminary US regulatory clearance to restart deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, paving the way for the end to a drought that drained cash and dented its reputation

In the Dutch incident, witnesses heard one or two explosions shortly after take-off and the pilot was informed by air traffic control that an engine was on fire, Hendriks said.

From the beginning, everything about the plane, known as the "queen of the skies" was big

Demand is strongest for used 747s originally built as freighters, since they have hinged noses that flip open to load oversize cargo such as oil-drilling equipment

A couple of weeks ago, the final 747 flight by any commercial United States airline took to the sky

'We got a really good deal,' Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said