A commercial airliner can weigh anywhere from 100,000 pounds to over a million pounds. It is astonishing how such gargantuan weight can not only take off from the ground, but also routinely fly long ...

American Airlines Flight 1760 returned to Myrtle Beach shortly after takeoff.

When it comes to the future of aviation, the world we live in seems focused on giving birth to a new kind of aerial transporter called vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. It’s what our ...

Expectation bias played a role in a Raytheon Hawker 850XP crew’s decision to take off without clearance from Houston, before the jet collided at an intersection with a landing Textron Aviation ...

For this report, I'm using a tool developed by The Aerospace Forum to visualize airplane orders, deliveries, cancellations, and associated values. In June, Boeing booked 116 orders compared to 303 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On every flight, you're instructed to turn your phone on airplane mode prior to take-off. Alarmists allege leaving smartphones on ...

A technical problem appears to have occurred during take-off of a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 involved in a near-accident ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport in what appears to be a ...

This view of an X-15 rocket-powered research airplane from the cockpit of its B-52 carrier aircraft is a perfect way to illustrate the juxtaposition of power and wing loading. The NASA B-52B ...

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced a significant change in aviation safety regulations. Effective immediately, all passengers are required to completely switch off their mobile ...