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 ...
FAA Closes Airspace Over Chelsea Clinton Wedding
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued flight restrictions for the skies above Chelsea Clinton's wedding in upstate New York, which is scheduled this Saturday.
Mitt Romney’s Wife in Denver Emergency Landing
A business jet carrying Ann Romney made an emergency landing in Denver Friday afternoon when the cockpit reportedly filled with smoke.
The Noisy, Sweaty Hell of Small Planes
I spent the better part of five years immersed in general aviation. Frankly, as I see it, those are 1,500 hours that I’m never getting back.
The Rush To Save A Vintage C-53
In a small town 30 minutes outside of Canton, Ohio sits a vintage C-53. If one airline pilot can't raise the money to save it soon, it will meet the scrapper.