In the directive that the FAA published to the Federal Register on February 12, the regulator noted that the notice of ...

Air Force One is a one of the most popular planes in the world. However, when the budget for two new ones goes over $2 ...

Hollywood knows how to exaggerate and anyone who knows anything about aviation will sigh in disbelief. What are the top 10 ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

The flight from Hong Kong to London, the 'wrong way round', remains the longest-ever flight by a commercial aircraft.

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

"After beginning his partnership with Ford in 1965 helping to introduce the 427 SOHC engine into the NHRA Top Fuel category ... Air came with a fleet of Boeing 747 freighters.

More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...

We hate to break it to you, but the dirtiest spot on an airplane is the tray table where you eat your meals. According to a ...

The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age ... The new company transplanted the sprayer tank system from the 747-100 onto a newer 747-400, registered N744ST. The Global Supertanker was deployed on a ...

With a maximum payload of 44 tons, it isn’t able, for example, to transport tanks, generators or other heavy ... Airlines are gradually phasing out Boeing 747-400s because of their age and high fuel ...