English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated.

On February 27th, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental made a routine approach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). But rather than arriving at its final destination, the jumbo jet ...

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Can the Airbus A380 'superjumbo' outlive the Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'? The answer depends somewhat on how that question is answered. The A380 is designed with an operational lifespan of around 25 years ...