It’s a plane color. If you’ve ever wondered why airplanes are painted white, there are five key reasons — and not one of them has to do with blending in with clouds. First, white paint ...

While the 720 doesn’t fly anymore, it shares a similar formula with many modern airplanes ... In the passenger compartment, test dummies shook in tandem with the aircraft’s movements.

Airplanes could soon be significantly more accessible for travelers who rely on electric-powered wheelchairs. A new airplane seat that debuted at an expo this week would allow travelers to remain ...

Over the past few decades, transportation technology has advanced tenfold, but why aren’t airplanes going any faster? Turns out, there are a few very good reasons as to why you don’t want your ...

He added that most of these common passenger jet airplanes operate between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. Anything above 45,000 feet and the plane reaches a “service ceiling,” where it’s unable to ...

Recently a colleague asked me whether small airplanes are safe or not, citing recent small aircraft accidents. I learned to fly in a small civilian airplane, have flown them for over 50 years and ...

Ever since he was a kid, Memo Montemayor has been fascinated with airplanes and always wanted to become a pilot. After high school, he began working for an aviation company washing planes.