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Watch: FlyArystan Airbus A320 Catches Fire At Almaty Airport During Maintenance
Smoke and a glow in the nose gear bay interrupted routine maintenance as emergency crews moved in quickly.
Rolls-Royce Just Tripled The Time Between Boeing 787 Engine Overhauls With 1 Blade Redesign
Is Rolls-Royce making a turnaround in the 787 market?
The $60,000-Per-Hour Math Behind Moving A Third Of America's B-1B Fleet To England
Moving one-third of America's B-1B fleet to England cut flight times, reduced costs and transformed Fairford into a key strike hub.
The Boeing 777X’s Unique Cabin Design That Sets It Apart From Others
The Boeing 777X is set to shake up the commercial aviation market when it arrives in 2027.
Boeing Boosted The 777-9's Range By 715 Nautical Miles - What That Reveals About Aircraft Performance Numbers
Why Boeing and Airbus have both been significantly extending the range for their widebody aircraft and what it really means.
The Baby Queen: Why Did Boeing Build The 747SP?
A closer look at what made this aircraft special, and why it failed.
The US Air Force Bomber Fleet Has Shrunk From 500 To 140 Jets As Demand Hits Record Highs
The US Air Force has far fewer bombers than it did at the end of the Cold War, but these aircraft are being deployed more frequently around the world.
Crew Flying Marine One Failed To Contact ATC Moments Before Close Call Incident, NTSB Says
FAA data show Marine One and ATC met days earlier while crews worked around flaky communications before the near miss.
Here's How Many B-21 Raiders Northrop Grumman Plans To Produce Annually
The USAF's plans to spool up a sixth-generation bomber armada.
How The US Air Force Is Extending The A-10's Retirement To 2030
The A-10 was built to hunt tanks. So why is the Air Force using it to protect a nuclear submarine from modern maritime threats?
The Future Of Aviation? Why Rolls-Royce Filed A Patent For A Hydrogen Engine System
Hydrogen could have a big role to play in the future of aviation.
Rome-Bound Delta A330 Diverts To Canada With 280 Onboard After 'Mechanical Emergency'
Emergency crews met the Delta jet in Newfoundland as a replacement aircraft ferried all passengers back to New York.
Why Airbus Is Moving Pilot Training Beyond Simply Counting Flight Hours
Pilot training has evolved considerably over the years.
200 Feet: The Height Where Pilots Take The Airplane Back From The Autopilot
The decision height is a result of federal safety regulations.
How Pratt & Whitney Traded The Widebody Engine Market For Narrowbody Dominance
For decades, Pratt & Whitney was one of the three dominant names in large commercial aircraft propulsion. Its PW4000 family powered hundreds of widebodies, including early Boeing 777s, 767s, and 747s, as well as Airbus A330s. Today, however, the competitive landscape looks dramatically different, and new-generation passenger widebody entering service are powered by either GE Aerospace or Rolls-Royce, leaving Pratt & Whitney absent from an entire generation of flagship aircraft.
7 Design Choices That Explain Why The F-22 & F-35 Handle Nothing Alike In A Dogfight
The F-22 excels in raw agility, while the F-35 favors a different approach. Here's why they handle so differently.
Homeland Security Spent Over $460 Million For 10 Luxury Deportation Planes, But They've Barely Flown: Here's Why
The realities of buying and maintaining a fleet of 10 large aircraft.
The Rolls-Royce Engine Fix That Saves Airlines $450,000 Per Aircraft Every Year
Rolls-Royce engines have had their fair share of issues and controversy over recent years. Now, the manufacturer has regained the trust of customers.
The Real Reason Why The World's Largest Commercial Aircraft Only Has Reverse Thrust On 2 Engines
The Airbus A380's two-thrust-reverser configuration is a carefully engineered design that improves efficiency and reliability.
6 Decibels For 0.5% Thrust: The Engine Trade-Off Boeing Made & Airbus Refused
Boeing engine chevrons are an iconic solution to an outdated problem.