The 727 wins ‘cool points’ for its tri-jet configuration, three engines handsomely placed below a T-tail. The T-tail, with ...

Don’t get us wrong, modern airliners are wonderfully safe, and we wouldn’t change them for the world. Still, for character, charisma and sometimes outlandish engineering genius, we can’t help but wish ...

Many of the airliners that professional data trackers can no longer account for are believed to have disappeared somewhere in Africa, an enormous land mass with a number of countries that have weak ...

The age of piston-engine air travel still exists today, but its golden era was the 1920s to 1950s. A vast, exciting world opened to air tourists in this stylish, dashing age of glamour and more than a ...

Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorizing the seizure of hundreds of Western-built aircraft leased and operated by Russian airlines on Monday, questions had swirled over ...

A Dutch startup says everyone's hugely underestimating the potential of battery-electric aircraft – that it's possible to build large battery-electric airliners covering distances most assume we'll ...

If you fly frequently, you know that air travel is not nearly as fun as it might seem. Long lines, crowded airports, endless delays, and lost luggage are just a few potential frustrations that come ...

The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design might soon be a credible concept for airliners. In March 2025, a small ...

Next time you spot an airliner flying overhead, consider that it would have looked virtually the same back in 1960. But the shapes of today's jets are about to see dynamic changes. Almost every ...

Commercial airplanes maintain moderate speeds to avoid issues like increased turbulence, higher energy costs, and elevated ticket prices, with their speed influenced by factors such as altitude, wind ...

On Tuesday, a United Airlines Boeing 777 landed in Honolulu missing the cowling or cover on the front one of its engines. United Airlines won't confirm whether the incident rendered the engine ...