You've very likely had the same thought, perhaps during a long flight: Where do old airplanes go, once they're no longer fit to fly? What do you do with a Boeing 747-400, a massive plane that's more ...

Some aircraft have a long-lasting legacy, but others are not so fortunate. Here are seven aircraft that exited earlier than many imagined.

The Boeing 747 never really retires. Here is what actually happens when one leaves commercial service.

If you are unfamiliar with the term airplane boneyards, let us simplify it for you. An airplane boneyard is a graveyard for aircraft. It is a huge area of land where planes that are retired or out of ...

IN THE GULF OF MEXICO — As hundreds of veterans looked on solemnly, the Navy blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 888-foot USS Oriskany to the bottom of the sea Wednesday, creating ...

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), known as "The Boneyard," is a critical military logistics engine and strategic asset, not merely a scrapyard, serving as a global parts ...

Former airliners from the Douglas DC-6 to the Boeing 727, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 have been turned into exotic hotels from ...