So, I ask them, why does the 747 have an upstairs ... the only place for the landing gear was in the belly, arranged like a skateboard’s wheels—ahead of and behind the airplane’s center ...

The main gear absorbs up to 975,000 pounds on landing. Air Force One ... the designation “Boeing 747” has been applied to 18 versions of the airplane—some very different in appearance ...

TASS/. A Boeing 747 cargo plane belonging to Cargolux that was heading from Belgium’s Liege to Qingdao in China, has made an emergency landing in Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo airport, the airport ...

Officials confirm that a kite reportedly struck a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington D.C. while it was ...

We spoke with two aviation experts to explain the ins and outs of cruising speed and why 35,000 feet is often considered an airplane’s altitude sweet spot. Cruising altitude is the height above ...

A Delta Air Lines jet that crash-landed and flipped upside down at Toronto Pearson International Airport last month was coming in too fast before its landing gear collapsed on impact ...

A Delta Air Lines plane struck its wing on the runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA confirmed to ...

The runway length allows safe takeoffs and landings for varying airline sizes. The airport is responsible for ensuring that the runway has been meticulously planned and maintained to facilitate the ...