Why the Pentagon’s New Fighter Jet Will Now Cost More Than $1 Trillion
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is slated to replace nearly all of the other tactical jets in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. But getting there is going to be slow and expensive, as a new government report details.
Medical Helicopter Crash Kills Three in Arizona
A medical helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Tucson, officials said, killing all three people aboard.
Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines Announce Codeshare Deal
Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines on Wednesday announced plans to start codesharing on Continental's trans-Atlantic flights between New York and Brussels, as well as on selected flights operated by Brussels within Euro...
Four Engines vs. Two: The Surprising Mathematical Guarantee of Safety
One would think that an aircraft with additional engines would provide even better performance on normal takeoffs, but the extra engines actually reduces it.
September 15th in Aviation History
The F-86 Sabre sets a world speed record, Wilbur Wright makes the first turn in an airplane, Nikita Khrushchev and a Tu-114 land at Andrews Air Force Base and more...