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When comparing modern long-haul aircraft, the Boeing 777X and the Airbus A380 stand out as two significant engineering ...
However, when it comes to deciding which aircraft is bigger, the answer depends on the measure used. Indeed, the Boeing 777-9 leads in length at 251 feet 9 inches (76.73 meters), which makes it the ...
I put two legendary giants to the test: the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747. In this takeoff sound comparison, I captured their raw power from the runway to see - and hear - which one truly roars ...
Last week, Federal Court Justice Michael Lee ordered Qantas to pay a fine of $90 million over its illegal sacking in 2020 of 1,820 baggage handling workers. At least $50 million of this will be paid ...
Currently, there are 10 airlines that fly the 189 Airbus a380's still in operation, including Emirates, British Airways, ...
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The 747 Aircraft Carrier

As of October 2019, there were 48 active aircraft carriers in the world operated by the navies of 13 different countries. The United States Navy holds 24 of those aircraft carriers, with 11 being ...
Rolls-Royce retired its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB) after 20 years of service. The FTB was instrumental in developing engines like the Trent 1000 and Pearl 10X, accumulating over 2,000 ...
In the early 1970s, the U.S. Air Force, one of the largest air forces in the world, tasked Boeing with exploring an idea that sounded like pure science fiction: turning its brand-new 747 jumbo jet ...
At first glance, a twin-engine aircraft looks a whole lot safer than a single-engine one. After all, if you lose an engine, you still have another to keep you flying in the air, right? This isn't ...
The Philadelphia-bound flight returned to Boston Logan International Airport shortly after takeoff on Aug. 17 Getty An American Airlines pilot declared a mayday shortly after departing Boston Logan ...
Grizzly Research issues a bearish report on Archer Aviation, calling the company "the Nikola of the skies." Grizzly believes Archer's Midnight aircraft is "fundamentally flawed and likely ...
NEW DELHI – A preliminary report into last month’s catastrophic Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash, which claimed 260 lives and stands as the world’s deadliest aviation accident in a decade, has ...