Being in the rear section of any aircraft is going to be noisy in general due to the location of the bathroom and flight attendants — but also because the distance from the plane’s wings and t ...

Airplanes need lift to fly. They get that lift from the shape of their wings. Air flows faster above the wing than under it… This increases air pressure under the wing that pushes the plane up.

The “worst” seats were aisles in the middle third of the aircraft, with a 44% fatality rate. But does that still hold true in 2024? According to aviation safety experts, it’s an old wives ...

The low-cost Hungarian airline said Pratt & Whitney will provide commercial support, including operational assistance and a compensation package for direct costs related to grounded aircraft ...

The Air Force sent at least 39 retired A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to the boneyard in 2024, a significant increase as the service moves toward removing the aircraft from its inventory even as it recently ...

Airplanes are spaces where we sort of can’t help but be vulnerable. It’s cramped, you can’t simply “pull over” and get out any time you want, and you have to smell whatever foods your ...

In the United States, aircraft are one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions: Emissions from domestic aviation alone have increased 17% since 1990, to account for 9% of greenhouse gas emissions ...

South Korean officials ordered safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines as they seek to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people a day ...

Downturns tend to be good times for new airlines to emerge or for discounters to grow because airplanes tend to be available on the cheap. Short for revenue per available seat-mile, RASM is a ...