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  • An Air China 747 at JFK Airport

    The U.S. May Ban Chinese Airlines That Fly Through Russia So American Planes Can Compete

    The Kremlin closed off its skies to Western aircraft after sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, now flights from the U.S. take a longer route to reach China.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Rows of airline seats not lining up with the windows

    The Reason Boeing Windows Almost Never Line Up With The Seats

    Before you cuss at the airplane maker for your windowless "window seat," know this: it's not Boeing's fault that the windows and the rows are out of alignment.

    By Shane Schmid 2 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing 787 undergoing fatigue testing.

    How Boeing Tests Aircraft Structural Fatigue

    Boeing airplanes undergo extreme testing before being approved to carry passengers. Here's what the Boeing fatigue testing process looks like.

    By Abhik Das 2 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane approaches for landing.

    The Boeing 787's Wings Can Bend A Lot Further Than You Might Think

    How is it that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's wings can bend so far, they seem to be made of rubber? The secret is in the material they're made of.

    By Abhik Das 2 months ago Read More
  • The Boeing 777X, seen in flight from below.

    Boeing Is Now Absurdly Late In Getting Planes To Airlines And The Government Shutdown Isn't Helping

    The shutdown has delayed aircraft inspections and, in Lufthansa's case, prevented a new seat on the airline's Boeing 787s from being approved.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

    Airports Refuse To Show Kristi Noem's Blatantly Partisan Government Shutdown Video Because The Hatch Act Still Exists

    The Homeland Security Secretary is doing her part to make everything worse with a video she wants airports to play that blames the Democrats for the shutdown.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • Helicopter crash at Huntington Beach Cars 'N Copters

    5 Injured In Helicopter Crash Before Cars 'N Copters Event In Huntington Beach

    Among those injured were two people who were inside the helicopter, as well as three pedestrians.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • An Airbus A320 soaring through a partially cloudy sky

    Airbus A320 Finally Soars Past Boeing 737 As The Most Popular Plane Of All Time

    With the delivery of the 12,260th A320 (specifically, an A320neo to Flynas of Saudi Arabia), the 737 has lost its dominant position in the industry.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • A close-up of a Boeing 777X taking off

    What Is The Average Lifespan Of A Boeing Passenger Plane?

    How long can the typical Boeing plane stay in the sky, what kind of maintenance is needed to keep it operating safely, and what happens when it's retired?

    By Taimoor Nafees 2 months ago Read More
  • The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider in a hangar bay

    What Is The B-21, America's Next Stealth Bomber?

    In principle, it will be the most advanced plane in the world when it starts being deployed, though that's still a ways off.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Boeing's 367-80 airborne

    In 1955, The First Boeing 707 Did A Barrel Roll Over Lake Washington

    In 1955, spectators of a hydroplane race on Lake Washington in Seattle were treated to an unexpected thrill when Boeing's prototype 707 went inverted.

    By Jackson Lambros 2 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to XiamenAir takes off from Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport on May 12, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.

    The New World's Longest Nonstop Flight Is A 19-Hour, 20-Minute Ordeal From JFK To China

    Xiamen Air's new record holder is only ten minutes longer than the previous mark, Singapore Airlines' service from Newark to Singapore.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • A Spirit jet takes off from Las Vegas, as seen from the side

    Spirit Is Trying To Get Rid Of Half Its Planes In Second Bankruptcy

    Spirit might never again operate at the scale it did in its heyday.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • An artist's impression of the seating in WestJet's new Economy cabin

    Airline Removing Reclining Seats From Its Economy Class

    WestJet announced last month that all seats in its Economy class will be fixed recline as part of a major cabin reconfiguration, meaning they can't lean back.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • denver man charged $20,000 to park for 27 minutes

    Even With Inflation, $20,000 To Park At The Airport For 27 Minutes Is Too Dang High

    Luckily this man got his money back, as it was found to be a system error.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • A single air traffic controller holding a headset in a control tower

    Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Consider Calling In Sick, Driving For Uber As Flight Delays Increase

    By their own admission, air traffic controllers are barely holding it together as it is, without a government shutdown taking away their paychecks indefinitely.

    By Justin Hughes 2 months ago Read More
  • A small plane flying for the Essential Air Service

    Your Tax Dollars Pay For People To Fly On These Tiny, Weird Planes

    U.S. tax dollars pay for various services, including one program that uses tiny airplanes to help keep the country connected. Here's what you need to know.

    By Shane Schmid 2 months ago Read More
  • A Play airliner seen from below in flight

    Iceland Is No Longer The Low-Cost Pit Stop To Europe Thanks To Volcanoes, Airline Going Out Of Business

    Exceptionally cheap flights to Europe with a stop in Iceland are suddenly a thing of the past.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • An SR-71 Blackbird in flight

    Why The SR-71 Blackbird's Windshield Made It Unique Among Airplanes

    How do you fight the heat generated when a plane can go three times the speed of sound? Lockheed's engineers found a one-of-a-kind solution to the problem.

    By Shane Schmid 2 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing 737 seen from the side in flight

    Boeing Is Reportedly Moving On From The 737 With A Brand New Plane

    The upshot is that we have good reason to get excited as a new, clean-sheet Boeing plane is, quite simply, a thrilling prospect.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • Two Delta commuter jets after a taxiway crash at LaGuardia

    Delta Commuter Jets Crash Into Each Other On LaGuardia Taxiway

    A pair of Delta commuter planes collided on a taxiway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night.

    By Justin Hughes 2 months ago Read More
  • The Interior of the Phantom 3500 jet, showing virtual views of the outside on screens

    This Private Jet Has Massive Screens Instead Of Windows

    Losing the windows improves the jet's aerodynamics and allows it to shed weight. This enables it to consume less fuel and, obviously, save money.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • A bare Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 during assembly and testing in Toulouse, France.

    The Airbus A380's 950-Gallon Paint Job Adds Up To 2,425 Pounds In Weight

    It takes more than a ton of paint to cover the Airbus A380, but plane's maker cut weight in other areas. Still, repainting the plane isn't quick or easy.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • Alaskan bush plane

    Alaska Seized His $95,000 Plane Over Illegal Beer, And Now This 82-Year-Old Pilot Wants The Supreme Court To Force The State Give It Back

    The Alaskan bush pilot was arrested back in 2012 after state troopers found beer in his passenger's luggage.

    By Collin Woodard 2 months ago Read More
  • A Boeing 737 MAX without livery comes in for a landing

    Boeing Can Certify Its Own Planes For Safety Again, But Only Every Other Week, Says FAA

    While normally routine, the FAA stripped away Boeing's ability to do this for the 737 MAX in 2019 after two horrific crashes attributed to lax safety culture.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • The Alia CX300 electric plane from Beta Technologies at the 2025 Paris Air Show

    Norway Tests Out Its All-Electric Plane Future

    If Norway can single-handedly create a small but significant market for electric planes, it might just give the whole market enough runway to take off elsewhere

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Passengers walk to a private jet a Teterboro Airport

    Everything You Never Realized You Wanted To Know About Teterboro, New Jersey's Private Jet Hub

    There's a lot of fun history behind the Teterboro airfield, including one flight with a pony onboard.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
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