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Qantas flight forced to make emergency landing due to brake failure
The aircraft landed on the longest runway at Brisbane Airport at 8.02pm with no issues.
Why airplanes board front to back — astrophysicist reveals the better, more efficient alternative
There's a reason behind airlines' seemingly counterintuitive boarding policies.
Plane crashes in front yard of home as neighbors pull out victims, including 2 kids, from horrifying wreckage
“I’m sure what was going through the pilot’s mind was ‘I see a roadway, I need to get this aircraft down, let’s give it a shot.'"
Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity to edge of space before retiring vessel
Virgin Galactic's seventh commercial research mission took off out of New Mexico on Saturday, its last before the company retires its VSS Unity spaceplane.
Air Force pilot injured after ejecting from $135M F-35 fighter jet that crashed in New Mexico
An Air Force pilot was injured after ejecting from an F-35B jet, which crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tuesday, officials said.
US Air Force unveils B-21 Raider, the newest nuclear stealth bomber
The sleek B-21 Raider was pictured during ground testing, flying and taxiing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
French musician becomes first-ever passenger inside flying car: ‘Amazing experience’
A flying car company made history this week by taking the world’s first car flight with a passenger in what could be the future of transportation.
Texas AG announces investigation into Boeing supplier's operations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced an investigation into Boeing parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems regarding its operations, as well as the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
United Airlines CEO addresses string of incidents, tells passengers carrier is safe
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby reassured flyers in a letter this week that the carrier is looking into the string of incidents that have recently involved its planes, from engine and...
Alaskan fishermen to hand over yet another possible spy balloon to feds
Alaskan fishermen found what US officials will investigate as a potential spy balloon. The commercial fishing vessel will bring the questionable object to shore sometime this weekend, three sources told CNN...
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
The first US spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.
New US Navy supercarrier catapults 80,000-pound vehicles into river to test aircraft launch system: video
The heavy vehicles were flung into the water as part of what is known as "dead-load" testing.
Billionaire's Virgin Galactic grounded after part 'detaches' on $450K space tourism voyage
The pin was used to hold together the "mothership" VMS Eve that pilots the voyage and the rocket that carries tourists into outer space.
This major airline ranks dead last in legroom
One expert attributes the rise in bad onboard behavior to increasingly cramped cabin conditions.
US military aircraft crashes into the ocean near Japan, killing at least one
A US military Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean near Japan's Yakushima island on Wednesday with eight people on board, Japan's coast guard said.
Amazing reason planes are suddenly flying a lot faster
Planes traveling from the US to Europe are reaching speeds equivalent to that of sound.
Plane-obsessed 11-year-old has 'best day' ever at Jetstar hangar after writing flight crew touching note
Seb was flying from Brisbane to Melbourne with his family for a holiday when he gave the Jetstar crew a homemade thank you card.
WH says 'thousands' of objects in skies could be used car lot balloons — not aliens
"I mean, it's funny, but its' not funny because people are communicating this on platforms that are widely viewed," Sherwood-Randall said.
FAA briefly shuts down airspace over part of Lake Michigan with tensions high over Chinese spy balloon scandal
The US government briefly banned civilian aircraft from flying over Lake Michigan as tensions remain high over the Chinese spy balloon scandal.
Aerial objects shot down by US ID'd, Schumer says — as Canada eyes Russia, China
The latest two aerial objects shot down by the US were balloons, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday -- as Canada reportedly suspects one of them was a spy...