Next time you’re eating a sandwich on your holiday flight, pause to think about something. The aircraft type you are flying ...

Early long-range jet airliners transformed global travel. Explore how the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 reshaped ...

If you fly frequently, you know that air travel is not nearly as fun as it might seem. Long lines, crowded airports, endless delays, and lost luggage are just a few potential frustrations that come ...

Many of the airliners that professional data trackers can no longer account for are believed to have disappeared somewhere in Africa, an enormous land mass with a number of countries that have weak ...

The age of piston-engine air travel still exists today, but its golden era was the 1920s to 1950s. A vast, exciting world opened to air tourists in this stylish, dashing age of glamour and more than a ...

Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorizing the seizure of hundreds of Western-built aircraft leased and operated by Russian airlines on Monday, questions had swirled over ...

Commercial airplanes maintain a normal cruising speed, generally between 550-600 mph, to manage factors like turbulence, energy costs, and ticket prices, rather than aiming for supersonic travel. An ...

For most people, private jets are typically smaller planes, with the largest purpose-built models, like the Bombardier Global 7500/8000, often sitting fewer than 20 passengers. If you need a larger ...

Helicopter airliners could save us time and lessen the need for building expensive airports. So why don’t we have them? Airports are expensive things to build. And they require vast amounts of space, ...

On Tuesday, a United Airlines Boeing 777 landed in Honolulu missing the cowling or cover on the front one of its engines. United Airlines won't confirm whether the incident rendered the engine ...