Annabelle Green, 20, and her partner Joel Simons, 21, both ardent plane spotters, jumped at the opportunity to spend a night in the Jumbo Jet Hotel ... to the former first-class section.

In the early 1990s, McDonnell Douglas envisioned an aircraft that could rival the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380—a revolutionary double-deck jumbo jet ... to build that first-class portfolio ...

The Boeing 747 has become one of the most iconic airplanes ever built since it was introduced in 1970. The double-decker aircraft pioneered the use of the term "jumbo jet." But the "Queen of the ...

To meet this demand, Airbus and Boeing have begun selling "VIP" versions of their airliners under the Airbus Corporate Jet and Boeing Business ... a personalized Boeing 747-8.

At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged.

Boeing's latest 747 jumbo jet looks like a spiffy new jetliner. But inside it's still a work in progress. WSJ's Daniel Michaels gets a sneak peek at the Paris Air Show. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

Virgin Orbit aims to use the retrofitted 747 to tow "LauncherOne," an orbital-class rocket ... mobile support system is displayed here. The Jumbo Jet used by Virgin Orbit comes from another ...

is a renovated Boeing 747, also known as a jumbo jet. Produced by Jason Gaines. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Lifestyle The Jumbo Stay Hotel ...