From ultra-light experimental craft to massive cargo transports, the contrast between the lightest and heaviest aircraft is ...

The world’s biggest aircraft, a giant four-engined Ukrainian cargo plane, is on the way to Auckland. The Herald has confirmed ...

The last row of economy are the airplane seats few people want to sit in. There’s no room to recline your seat and the constant line for the bathroom — not to mention the smell — can be overwhelming.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon and Boeing contracts worth $225 million for warship and aircraft upgrades. According to Pentagon contract announcements on April 20, $213 million will cover Raytheon ...

Two people have been killed after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island. The two-seater, identified as a factory Sling, smashed into a remote area on the south side of the island just after midday.

Antonov’s mighty An-225 Mriya is a legendary aircraft. It is the largest plane to ever enter service in the world, performing its first flight in 1988. The second, partially assembled, remained ...

An Antonov An-124 made a brief stop at Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport on Thursday. The plane arrived in the pre-dawn hours from Tulsa and departed just after 10 a.m. A small crowd of onlookers ...

DALLAS — The Antonov An-124 Ruslan made its first flight today in 1982 and was unveiled to the West in 1985 at the Paris Air Show. The Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s developed the large strategic ...

An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer. Two people emerged unscathed from the Beechcraft Super King Air ...

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, researchers report on a question that will run through many people’s minds as they cram into tightly packed planes: How clean is airplane air? To find ...