Its plan is to fly over land at Mach 0.94, which it claims will allow 20% faster overland travel than standard passenger ...

Airliners have become an unremarkable part of modern life, but unless you happen to be an aircraft enthusiast, you’d be forgiven for thinking the latest Airbus model looks more or less the same ...

Yesterday’s tragic mid-air collision between an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army H-60 ...

Flight crews no longer include flight engineers due to automation in modern jets. With automatic systems like EICAS and anti-ice features, modern planes have reduced pilot workload. Pilot roles ...

These “high aspect ratio” wings are far more efficient than the stubbier, wider wings currently common on modern airliners. But why is aspect ratio so important, and how does it help If you ...

Modern planes have flight data monitoring systems that instantly report deviations from regulations, allowing airlines to address safety concerns. Pilots who unintentionally exceed speed limits ...

Russia has denied interfering with communication and satellite networks. Most modern airliners have a variety of sensors and sources to determine their positioning, in addition to GPS, meaning ...