Northwest Airlines has emerged as a potential launch customer for Boeing's 747-400 Special Freighter (SF), as it evaluates the aircraft as an alternative to converting more 747-200s. Jim Stanley, vice ...

Northwest recently finished refurbishing its seventh Boeing 747-400 and retrofitting the plane with 65 of its new World Business Class seats and a new Matsushita inflight entertainment system.

The Boeing 747-400 was the definitive, best-selling variant of Boeing's iconic double-decker, jumbo jet. On the other hand, ...

DeltaJudging from the sheer number of comments to our paltry post on Delta dipping the first of Northwest's red-tailed 747-400s in Delta blue, we figured we'd follow up a little and offer a new ...

One iconic plane, three very different engines. Unravel the mystery of the 747-400's multi-engine design and the strategic ...