Why giant parachutes won’t work on airliners—exploring the physics, safety philosophy, and engineering realities behind modern commercial aviation.

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The pilot who landed the Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft that lost its door plug soon after takeoff is suing Boeing for blaming the ...

The Boeing 777X will be powered by a pair of GE9X engines that are rated at 110,000 pounds of thrust each. The large Boeing 777-9 will be capable of flying more than 7,200 nautical miles, but it will ...

From engine hits to near misses, explore five dramatic birdstrikes and how skilled pilots brought aircraft safely home.

A military helicopter had to make a precautionary landing Tuesday night in Open Grounds Farm in Carteret County, according to Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck. The pilots noticed a warning light in ...

The presidential "Doomsday Plane," a flying fortress designed to serve as an airborne command post in the event of a nuclear ...

An aircraft specifically designed to survive a nuclear disaster and carry President Donald Trump was seen landing at Los ...

The plane is a mobile command center capable of withstanding electromagnetic pulse attacks.

The Minnesota Vikings' team plane was forced to turn around Saturday afternoon shortly after it took off for New Jersey for the team's game against the New York Giants on Sunday. The plane was headed ...