There are two primary speeds of concern when you're talking about a passenger plane: takeoff and cruising speed. The takeoff speed is that which the aircraft must reach in order to literally take ...

United’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner is its fastest jet, flying at Mach 0.90. Here’s why it outpaces the fleet, and how Boom ...

According to Boeing’s official specifications, the 737 MAX 8 can fly at a maximum operating Mach number (MMO) of 0.82, which prevents the wing from going supersonic and causing structural damage. But ...