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After 2 Aborted Jet Landings In DC, Army Pauses Helicopter Training Flights Around Pentagon
Safety in the skies above D.C. is once again under the spotlight, as legislators and the U.S. Army argue over helicopter flights.
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747s Are Nearly Gone, But These Airlines Still Fly Them
Boeing 747s have been out of production for some time now due to better jets on the market. However, there are still a few airlines that use them.
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$60 Million U.S. Navy Jet Lost At Sea After Falling Off Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy managed to lose an entire F/A-18E Super Hornet as well as its tow tractor when the pair fell off the USS Harry S. Truman as the ship made a turn.
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Boeing Looking To Resell Over 40 Planes After China Drops Its Orders Amid Tariff War
If the $110 million price tag for a brand new airliner suddenly doubled, would you be surprised if the customers just, vanished?
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Denver Airport's Unsettling Conspiracy Theories: Lizard People, Illuminati, And Hauntings
Every airport has its quirks and lore, but few do it better — and stranger — than the Denver International Airport.
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Boeing Caught In Tariff War Crossfire As Chinese Customers Return Jets In Protest
President Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs provoked the Chinese government to call on its airlines to boycott Boeing.
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Boeing 737 Engine Catches Fire Mid-Air After Sucking In A Rabbit
Man, Boeing and United can't seem to catch a break.
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Nearly 300 Delta Passengers Forced To Spend The Night On The Tarmac Due To Perfect Storm Of Problems
Without an available flight crew or customs facilities and nearby storms, nearly 300 passengers were stranded at the airport until the next day.
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Airplane Toilets Are Crammed Full Of Crap That Doesn't Belong In There
The full list is absolutely delightful to peruse and imagine scenarios for why and how those things ended up in there.
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Helicopter Company Involved In Deadly NY Crash Forced To End Tours After Firing Employee Who Grounded Flights Voluntarily
Apparently, the tourist dollars must flow.
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Unsecured Penguin Causes Helicopter Crash After Getting Its Adorable Widdle Feet All Over The Controls
Don't worry, the penguin survived the helicopter crash. All of the people in the helicopter survived as well, but I know you were worried about the penguin.
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New Boeing 787 Fault Leaves Unsuspecting Pilots Disconnected From Air Traffic Control
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had a severe fault that could lead to flight crew missing important communications.
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It Only Took A $5 Raise For The FAA To See A Surge In Air Traffic Controller Applicants
The Federal Aviation Administration received over 10,000 applications for new air traffic controllers due to a recent recruiting push that involved higher pay.
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The World's Only Active Runway With Graves Underneath Is In Georgia
In the 1940s, the land around a private graveyard was claimed by the federal government to expand military facilities, and a proposed runway ran right over it.
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Kite Nearly Sucked Into Landing Jet's Engine In DC
While the incident may seem harmless, the amount of harm the kite could have caused to the aircraft entirely depends on the material that the kite was made of.
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Oregon Ducks Men's Basketball Team Flying Far Enough To Circle The Planet Is The Epitome Of Air Excess
The Oregon Ducks men's basketball team flew 26,700 miles over this season, far enough to circumnavigate the planet.
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Air Travel Between Canada And U.S. Down More Than 70 Percent
July and August saw the biggest drops in bookings, which is especially bad news since those are the most popular travel months.
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Goober Pilot Forgets Passport, Forces Plane Bound For China To Turn Around Mid-Flight
Two hours into the flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai, the United Airlines 787 pulled a U-turn and was redirected to San Francisco.
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Boeing Fumbled Sweetheart Deal In 737 Max Fraud Case, So Now It Will Go To Court
The court has seemingly reneged on an April 11 deadline previously given to the aerospace giant to reach a deal.
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Plastic Composites Could Replace Aluminum On Planes To Speed Up Production
Boeing and its European rival Airbus are now looking to use thermoplastics to ramp up assembly times drastically for their next generation of airliners
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More Than 1,300 Flights Cancelled As Fire Shuts World's Second-Busiest Airport
A fire at an electricity substation near London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday cut power to the world's second busiest airport
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Iron Maiden Chopped Up Its Massive 747 Tour Plane To Sell Off As Rock And Roll Keychains
The Boeing 747 traveled to 36 countries, and when it was ready to retire, its white bodywork was stripped away and chopped up into 12,000 special keychains
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Step Inside A Factory Building 1960s Airliners
In a new video shared by YouTube channel Boeing Classics, workers at the McDonnell Douglas show off what it took to assemble a DC-10 back in the 1960s.
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Lufthansa Offering First Class Tickets To Pound Town With New Double Suite
Lufthansa has a new solution to the isolation of first class travel: dual beds in their own little pod, all the better to join the mile-high club with.
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Frontier Wants To Be Your Southwest Rebound, But You Should Love Yourself Instead
In an effort to lure in disgruntled passengers after Southwest canceled its free bag policy, Frontier Airlines launched its own free checked bag scheme
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Boeing Jet Catches Fire On Colorado Runway, Passengers Evacuate Onto Wings
Twelve people were taken to the hospital after an American Airlines plane caught fire on the runway at Denver International Airport on Thursday.
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Tariffs Could Spike Boeing's Plane Prices By $40 Million
You might not be buying a 787 yourself, but the impact of new tariffs on affordable - and safe - air travel could leave you grounded.
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