Recently a colleague asked me whether small airplanes are safe or not, citing recent small aircraft accidents. I learned to fly in a small civilian airplane, have flown them for over 50 years and ...

But a cockpit voice recorder picked up a ringing sound during takeoff that may have signaled looming disaster in the crash that killed at least 14 in Louisville, Ky. By Billy Witz The Federal Aviation ...

(via NASA) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, departing from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, ...

Instances of “air rage” are more common now than before the pandemic. What is it about air travel that cam bring out the worst in us?

Boeing's conceptual 787-10 will provide an ideal replacement to the A340-300 and 777-200 on routes from the US west coast to Asia and trans-atlantic missions, says Air Lease CEO Steven-Udvar Hazy. "I ...

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a message to staff that he and Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Stephanie Pope had cancelled plans to attend the Paris Airshow "so we can be with our team and focus on ...