Like many airlines based in the United States, Delta was an early buyer of the 747. The first jet, a -100 model, was delivered in early October of 1970. The hulking aircraft flew its first ...

Yet for U.S. passenger airlines, the massive plane known as The Whale no longer fits the mission and is being retired from the fleet. Delta Air Lines is operating its final 747 flights as 2017 ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in ... In fact, some airlines have even ordered 747 Combi models that haul cargo on the main deck behind the passenger ...

Exhibits include the first Boeing 747-400 ever built and a working Boeing 737 flight simulator. This year, Delta Air Lines is celebrating ... see after the video is a model of the original Huff ...

Delta Ship 6301 made its first flight with Eagan-based Northwest Airlines in ... to note that the 747-400 is not the best-selling Boeing jet, but the best-selling 747 model. Delta flies hail ...

Airlines are dropping the “-400” model of the 747 like the one flown by Delta at a steady pace. Sales for the newest version of the jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental and a corresponding ...

ROMULUS (CBS Detroit) - Delta Air Lines is planning to retire ... improve the Pacific profitability by $100 million next year. There are 16, 747-400s in Delta's fleet of 743 airplanes, Forbes ...

Although Delta Air Lines flew its last Boeing 747 service in 2017, its SkyMiles frequent flyer program members can still earn miles on flights operated by the iconic Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 ...