The Boeing 707 represents a turning point in the history of aviation, a moment when air travel began to take on the speed, ...

The De Havilland Comet’s first flight in 1952 marked the dawn of the jet-airliner era and transformed commercial aviation.

For more than a decade, the United States enjoyed an extraordinary streak of safety in commercial air travel. Since 2009, no ...

The Chicago Convention of 1944, establishing the framework for global air transport regulation, celebrated its 80th anniversary. This convention, signed by 52 states, created the foundation for the ...

A new aviation museum in Juno Beach features about 1,000 model airplanes — only half of its owner's collection.

When a biplane took off from an airfield in Southeast Washington on April 6, 1926, it marked a turning point in the future of flight. It was the first commercial U.S. Air Mail flight. The plane ...

There are certain engines that become more than just a powerplant. In motoring terms, the iconic engines that powered the muscle car era spring to mind. However, aviation also has its share of engines ...

China Eastern Airlines has introduced the world’s longest regularly scheduled commercial flight — a 29-hour journey between Buenos Aires and Shanghai that stretches the physical and strategic limits ...

Source: CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines. Fifty years ago, GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines (then Snecma) formed CFM International, a ...

A Swallow biplane left Pasco on April 6, 1926, making the history books as the first commercial U.S. Air Mail flight. (City of Pasco) When a biplane took off from an airfield in Southeast Washington ...