Video: Boeing 747-8 Extreme Braking Test
How does Boeing test the braking limits on the largest aircraft they've ever built? File the brake pads down to the rivets, load up the plane to nearly a million pounds, gun the engines to 200 mph, then mash the brakes as hard ...
Discount Airlines Betting Big in Las Vegas
Several low cost carriers are banking on an economic turnaround in Las Vegas, home of the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
Flying in Cargo Class: The Anatomy of an Air Freighter
As an airliner flies by, cargo and passenger jets look virtually the same.. Inside a freighter, though, it's an entirely different experience.
Video: US Airways Express Dash 8 Landing at LaGuardia Airport
A US Airways Express Bombardier Dash 8-200 on short final for LaGuardia Airport’s Runway 4.
The Logbook: A380 Wake Turbulence Beats Up Saab 340
The wake turbulence of a Qantas A380 severely roughed up a Saab 340 landing on a parallel runway. Also, the 747-8 passes engine runs and 787 is in the final gauntlet, United pokes at Embraer to see if they have some planes for ...