Today, airplanes are simply an accepted part of modern life, and as such, it's easy to forget how much of an engineering marvel they are. Just looking at how an airplane wing works, or how jet streams ...

If you’re a frequent flier, you may barely pay attention to the routine stages of flight. Still, you know the basics: After takeoff, the airplane climbs for the first 15 to 20 minutes before reaching ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...

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Given how your average commercial airliner contains over a million parts, it's no surprise that keeping them airworthy takes a small army. In fact, Boeing estimates that the commercial aviation ...

An aircraft carrier airwing’s mainstay will always be its fighter jets, through which the carrier battle group can project force and take the fight to an adversary. The U.S. Navy has the largest and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Following the collision between an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter, retired American Airlines captain Richard Levy said effective communication between ...

How much does it cost to fly Air Force One? It's in the six-figures range ... per hour. Air Force One is one of two official presidential airplanes. Both planes are Boeing 747-200s. When President ...

A startup working on hybrid-electric aircraft aims to cut down on both aircraft noise and the space small planes need to take off and land. Inc. can exclusively report that Manassas, Virginia-based ...

Researchers used worn face masks and an aircraft HEPA filter as low-cost, noninvasive tools to sample and analyze airborne microbes. The findings show that shared indoor air is dominated by harmless, ...