Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Airlink becomes first African airline to join Embraer’s optimised support system
Brazil-based major aerospace group Embraer and South African regional and domestic airline Airlink have signed a spare parts ...
FAA officials weighed closing D.C. airport runway after close calls, sources say
Top FAA officials pushed to close one of Reagan National Airport's runways following two close calls, multiple sources told ...
Airbus A321 Airliners To Be Modified Into “Flying Frigate” Patrol Jets By France
Airbus Defense and Space has begun a risk-assessment study for France’s future maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), to be based on an Airbus A321 airliner platform. Billed as a “flying frigate” by the ...
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Can Airliners Still Fly If They Lose One Engine?
The First Jet Airliners Had Four Engines If you look at the first popular jet airliners, like the Boeing 707 and the DC-8, you'll notice that they have four engines. That's because jet engines ...
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How did flying become so safe, and then start to get scary?
The mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington’s Reagan National Airport was a shock to the nat ...
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Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
"Our ultimate goal is to bring the benefits of supersonic flight to everyone.” The commercial Overture airliners will be able to carry 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7, about twice the speed of ...