Flight attendants may require window shades to be up during takeoff and landing for passenger safety. Open windows let ...

An aircraft capable of hitting 4,520 mph (nearly seven times the speed of sound) is ludicrous to even think about, but the North American X-15 achieved this, defying comparison to any other aircraft ...

A 95°F Los Angeles is much more palatable at 4,500 feet—a 20-minute flight in a sleek new Cirrus piston engine four-seater, from the Burbank to Camarillo airports, above a smog-laden urban sprawl that ...

Fire rescue personnel and sheriff's deputies are investigating after a pilot experienced a midair emergency when the aircraft's front landing gear failed to deploy properly, resulting in a controlled ...

Plane windshields are resilient, but cracks can still form. This typically results in a diversion and can sometimes cause an ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...

Flygirlramii, a 22-year-old pilot, has shared details on the different landing techniques she uses for different aircraft This comes at a time of national mourning when eight victims perished in a ...