The 727 wins ‘cool points’ for its tri-jet configuration, three engines handsomely placed below a T-tail. The T-tail, with ...

The age of piston-engine air travel still exists today, but its golden era was the 1920s to 1950s. A vast, exciting world opened to air tourists in this stylish, dashing age of glamour and more than a ...

Don’t get us wrong, modern airliners are wonderfully safe, and we wouldn’t change them for the world. Still, for character, charisma and sometimes outlandish engineering genius, we can’t help but wish ...

I love airplanes. I love flying. Hell, I even love airports. There's just something about it that really gets my goat. This love of flying really took off (heh) after I started working at Jalopnik.

Many of the airliners that professional data trackers can no longer account for are believed to have disappeared somewhere in Africa, an enormous land mass with a number of countries that have weak ...

Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorizing the seizure of hundreds of Western-built aircraft leased and operated by Russian airlines on Monday, questions had swirled over ...

If you fly frequently, you know that air travel is not nearly as fun as it might seem. Long lines, crowded airports, endless delays, and lost luggage are just a few potential frustrations that come ...

Commercial airplanes do not fly at supersonic speeds due to practical considerations such as increased turbulence, higher energy costs, and prohibitive ticket prices. An airplane's speed is influenced ...

For most people, private jets are typically smaller planes, with the largest purpose-built models, like the Bombardier Global 7500/8000, often sitting fewer than 20 passengers. If you need a larger ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has scores of friends in high places who are willing to open their wallets to help him get elected for a second term. Among the bigwigs writing checks: Hedge funder Ken ...