The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...

The original "jumbo jet" the Boeing 747 was officially retired in 2023. Here's why the company retired the "Queen of the Skies" and what might replace it.

Jet engines, however, operate on a completely different playbook. Despite being far more complex, most commercial jet engines can go their entire service lives without ever needing a scheduled oil ...

The upgraded jet was made specifically for American Airlines. While the 990 was the fastest commercial airliner in the world, it didn't meet the speed target promised to American Airlines.

Before Boeing and Douglas, the 'Comet' was the first jet-fueled airliner to carry passengers, but its trailblazing was not without some significant failures.

Boeing on Tuesday delivered the last 747 jet ever made, handing over a freighter version of its iconic aircraft to Atlas Air. Thousands of current and former employees and others gathered in ...

The story of the A340 is one rooted in the larger history of Airbus itself, and the decades long crusade to stick it to the airliner aristocracy.

LONDON — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.” ...

Previously: US fighter jet 'lost' after falling off aircraft carrier in Red Sea, Navy says Lost Navy fighter jet's arrestment failed The fighter jet's arrestment failed upon landing — meaning ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

A “gift” of this magnitude from a foreign government — the jet itself, without renovations, might run $20 million — is an awful look.

A preliminary report by Canadian authorities revealed new details about the final seconds before a Delta plane carrying 80 people crashed last month in Toronto.