Raising window blinds during takeoff and landing on an airplane may seem like just a routine, somewhat cumbersome procedure. Meanwhile, as it turns out, there is an important safety reason behind this ...

Three-year trials of electric air taxis, autonomous aircraft, and other aviation technologies will be conducted.

The Callisto demonstrator program is being conducted jointly by JAXA with French aerospace research agency Onera and German aerospace center DLR. Flight tests at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, ...

Takeoff and Landing Are the Most Dangerous Parts of a Flight Takeoff and landing are the most critical phases of a flight. They're the only two stages that are handled manually by the pilots, while ...

Each occupant of a turbine-powered aircraft is assumed to weigh 200 lb., thus allowing for stowed luggage and carry-on items. In the case of piston-engine airplanes, we assume each occupant weighs 170 ...

Rosecrans Memorial Airport will put some of the area’s top pilots to the test once again for a day of specialized aircraft landing and takeoff competitions this May. City officials ...

While we're busy pulling out a magazine or chatting with a neighbor, flight attendants are busy getting ready for takeoff. After they have checked seats and tray tables, closed overhead bins, and ...