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Greyhound's 1940s Helicopter Bus Concept Was Basically An Early VTOL For Post-War's Common Man: What's Streaming
Since humans first took to the skies, we've fantasized about personal, convenient air travel.
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737 Max Is Now Boeing's Best-Selling Plane Ever, Despite Crashes And Blowouts
For all of us, the risk is that Boeing could rush for the money at the expense of safety, again.
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United Airlines Will Offer Free Flight Changes To Avoid Trump International Airport
The memo instructs reservation agents to process itinerary shifts away from Trump International Airport to Fort Lauderdale or Miami as an even exchange.
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The Blue Angels' Too-Low Beach Flyover Was Dangerous As Hell And Shouldn't Have Happened, But The Video Still Kicks Ass
In addition to likely violating FAA safety standards and putting civilians in danger, the Navy probably didn't give the pilot permission to fly that low.
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These Are 5 Of The Fastest Military Aircraft Ever Built
When standard physics said it couldn't be done, these designers rewrote the rules. Step inside the absolute limits of supersonic aerospace engineering.
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New United Airlines Trial Allows Passengers To Drop Off Their Checked Bags The Night Before Flights
One airline is exploring ways to make the line to its check-in counter move more efficiently.
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A Bomb Exploded Inside LaGuardia Airport In 1975, Killing 11 People, And America Mostly Just Forgot About It
Over 50 years after it occurred, the bombing that rocked one of New York's largest airports remains an unsolved case.
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Here's Everything We Know About The Crash China Doesn't Want You To Know About
In the long term, don't be surprised if we never get a full, official accounting of what happened.
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Trump's Fancy New Plane Is Too Big A Target To Fly On
Air Force One is arguably the most recognizable aircraft in the world.
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Firework Hits Delta Flight As It's Landing Because That's How America Celebrates The 4th Of July
The pilots were able to land the plane without any issues, but the Federal Aviation Administration still plans to investigate the incident.
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FAA Wants To Legalize Supersonic Flight If Sonic Booms Stay Quiet Enough
What the FAA is saying now is, hey, the speed of the plane isn't the problem; the sonic boom's power is. So why not regulate the latter instead of the former?
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Heroic Final Flight Of The Skydweller Drone Lasted Eight Days Through A Storm And Still Nearly Made It Home
In all, the Skydweller flew for 192 hours and 14 minutes. Alas, the storm won in the end, and the noble flyer now resides at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Drone Collides With Plane Landing At JFK Airport
Drone flyers are seemingly getting more ambitious and less aware of the law with each passing day.
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I Hope F-35s Don't Need Radar, Because They're Being Delivered Without Any
You'll be pleased to learn that America's brave pilots will be getting... ballast. Because the nose is too light to fly properly without the radar inside.
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The Largest Commercial Jet Engine On Earth Also Has Large And Unique Problems
Set to power the world's biggest commercial jet, overcoming the engineering hurdles of this massive engine pushed its launch date seven years behind schedule.
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Joe Biden And Donald Trump Crushed Spirit Airlines In Rare Bipartisan Effort
Though they haven't agreed on much over the years, neither Biden nor Trump provided the kind of help Spirit would have needed to stay afloat.
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FAA Announces AI Models To Fix Its Safety And Congestion Issues
The AI models will hopefully identify locations that cause more problems than normal, which the FAA can then turn into new guidance, investments, or upgrades.
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FCC No Longer Fears Chinese Toys, Lifts Ban On Super-Cheap Drones
Worry not, citizen, for that 6-year-old with a bright blue mini-quadcopter is not a terrorist!
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Russia Is Getting So Starved For Fuel That It May Start Putting Car Gas Into Planes
The fuel used for planes isn't the same as automotive fuel, but Russia may soon be shifting to the lower-octane gas for planes as supplies are running low.
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This 1967 TWA Recruitment Film Reveals The Splendor Of Its Finishing School For Flight Attendants: What's Streaming
Attendants are remarkably more diverse as well and not judged by appearances or whether or not they've had children.
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How The Beechcraft Bonanza Plane Earned The Nickname 'Doctor Killer'
You might have heard of the 'Goblin' or read about the 'Guppy' Boeing, but the 'Doctor Killer' moniker for the Bonanza stands alone. It's a complicated story.
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Airbus Wants Near-10,000 Mile Nonstop Flights, And This Is The Plane To Do It
The longest nonstop commercial flights, such as those from New York City to Singapore, last around 19 hours. But 22-hour flights could soon become reality.
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Google Earth Now Has A Browser Flight Simulator Mode
Some of us fantasize about soaring around the world, but don't want to shell out for airliner-accurate simulators or learn proper air traffic control protocol.
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We Need A New Way To Fly In A GPS-Jammed World
CNN says that 900 commercial flights per day are getting jammed.
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For One Week A Year, This Small-Town Wisconsin Airport Becomes The Busiest In The World
While large international hubs are typically the world's busiest airports, the airport in this small city holds that title for about one week each year.
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8 Killed In B-52 Bomber Crash At Edwards Air Force Base
The US Air Force plans to keep the B-52 in service through 2050.
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