The United States hosts some of the largest and most strategically important aircraft storage and dismantling facilities in the world. Commonly referred to as aircraft boneyards, these sites serve ...

One category of first responders had close, daily contact with travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic: aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel. Now, the first study of its kind reveals that those ...

When aircraft reach the end of their service life or are temporarily grounded during downturns, they don’t just disappear. Instead, they are sent to specialized facilities known as boneyards. These ...

This week’s Flight Friday looks at a platform that was severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. After deliveries of the first MD-81 in 1980, following on from the ...