Airplanes can travel faster when flying in the same direction as the wind. Conversely, an airplane will fly slower (and use more fuel) when flying into headwinds. Total Thrust Of course, ...

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Supposing you board a plane more than a couple of times a year — chances are good you’ve flown the friendly skies with a dead body for company. With the spooky scenario making headlines more ...

Ask a traveler for their thoughts on airplane mode and their response is typically a feeling of indifference. "I never really thought it was a huge deal, but did I comply? Sure," one traveler said ...

There have been several private airplane crashes in the news recently, too, from the air ambulance crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just before the Super Bowl to the mid-air collision in ...

Boeing and Airbus logged a total of 87 airplane orders in January. Airbus took a 59% share in the orders with the remaining 41% going to Boeing. Year-on-year, the net orders increased by 56 ...

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“You are safer in the airplane than when you’re driving to the airport,” said Kristy Kiernan, associate director of the Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle ...

If headlines of recent plane crashes and close calls have you worried about air travel, you're not alone — but there are things to keep in mind to help ease anxiety about flying. While most ...

Two small planes collided in midair near Marana Regional Airport in Arizona, resulting in two fatalities. The crash marks the second fatal midair plane crash in the U.S. this year, with a total of ...

It appears that last month there was a record low number of airplane accidents nationwide, when combining private and commercial airline flights. Most of the 62 total airplane accidents were on ...