We asked a pilot to explain how high planes fly and why they need to maintain cruising altitude. Here's what he had to say.

T he simple answer is that there are already single-pilot flights, but not in the large-scale scheduled commercial sector.

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As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.

Peng Yujiang, although he didn’t admit it, must be a bit of a thrill seeker. The Chinese paraglider has walked away unscathed after surviving a powerful updraft that lifted him into the upper ...

Sceye (pronounced “sky”), the helium-filled aircraft is designed to gather information on methane leaks that satellites miss.

A private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood Thursday morning is the latest aviation crash this year ...

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A plane crash in which a pilot died after taking off solo from a private airfield was likely to have been caused by a low ...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training -- but university-based ...

Bollywood actor Mukul Dev passed away on Friday night (May 23) in Delhi at the age of 54, following a brief illness. He was the brother of actor Rahul Dev. Tributes and condolence messages flooded ...

An overview of the importance of 3D digital forest twins, the utility of different laser (LiDAR) sensors and platforms for ...