A Boeing 747 landing at RAF Fairford turns into a dramatic fight against heavy crosswinds. The aircraft appears to drift sideways on final approach before the pilot corrects it in the final seconds.

Without them, the massive jet was like a paper airplane on a gusty day—completely unresponsive to the pilots’ steering ...

Nick Eades, the world’s most experienced Boeing 747 pilot, has shed light on a popular theory surrounding the emergency brace ...

She worked as a senior sub-editor at India Today. Later, she moved to CNBCTV-18. There, she covered high-pressure topics like ...

A refreshed cabin, attentive captain, and standout salsa verde pasta made Avianca’s transatlantic flight to Bogotá shine.

Avianca operates from Terminal C at MCO, the airport's newest facility. The terminal opened in recent years, and the ...

An Air India flight, AI2651 from Delhi to Bengaluru, suffered a tail strike during landing at the Kempegowda International ...

The MD-11 has a poor safety record among Western widebody aircraft built in the 1990s, although that tale is nearing its conclusion.

Two Boeing 747s disappearing into fog and colliding on a single strip of concrete sounds like a nightmare that physics should prevent. Yet on a hazy afternoon at Los Rodeos Airport on Tenerife, that ...

Jon Ostrower writes about aerospace from The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau. His coverage areas include companies including Boeing and Airbus and industry topics such as commercial aircraft, ...

Solar Impulse 2, a solar‑powered plane built in Switzerland, has been destroyed after crashing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Daniel comes to Simple Flying with a business focused approach to the aviation world. Daniel enjoys analyzing strategy and ...