 The Boeing 747 is a large-size, long-range wide-body four-engine jet airliner.The 747-8I, the current passenger variant in production, is capable of carrying 467 passengers in a typical three-class configuration, has a range of and a cruising speed Mach 0.855 (570 mph, 918 km/h, 495 kn).The Boeing 747 was one of the first wide-body aircraft to be produced and was the first jet to use a wide-body configuration for carrying passengers.