Why? A vertical stabilizer, often referred to as the 'tail fin,' is fitted to the aircraft's rear. This, along with the horizontal stabilizers, makes up the empennage. The vertical stabilizer is ...

Delta Flight 4819 was descending at a rapid rate before crash-landing at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17, ...

Moving the horizontal stabilizer to the top of the fin adds ... A key priority for engineers was to maintain a compact footprint. The aircraft is just 1 m (3 ft.) longer when measured from the ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French engine and aircraft equipment maker Safran has offered the sale of a business in North America ...