Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...
It isn't an easy feat designing a safe commercial airliner that can weigh almost 153,000 pounds to land on a runway without damaging itself. Planes are also allowed to be heavier at takeoff than their ...
The Airbus A350-1000 is widely regarded as one of the most fuel-efficient large twin-aisle airliners ever built, and for good reason, which we will describe later. Airlines operating this type ...
US investigators have determined that a Boeing 737 Max 9 aborted take-off with a damaging wheel fire, the result of its brakes overheating as the crew attempted to burn excess fuel while taxiing.
Alaska Air Group’s ALK wholly owned subsidiary, Alaska Airlines, is making an investment in JetZero, a pioneering company developing a new blended-wing body or BWB aircraft designed to reduce fuel ...