Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders ...

Until vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) machines, with their innovative ways of flying, get here, there are two main kinds of aircraft in operation today: fixed-wing planes that speed ...

In our FAA Safety Review Team report, we rang the bell as loud as we could to draw attention to the urgent need to address the staffing, technology and funding of the system.

In a world where aircraft designs routinely run over budget and far behind their schedules, Northrop's B-21 Raider stands out. While the aircraft is expensive, it is being developed more or less on ...