Aviation

Only now, with the plane indefinitely grounded, are we beginning to see the scale of its effects.

The airport on St. Helena helped connect it to the outside world but not without controversy.

Airlines are adding more overhead space, but it probably won't make much of a difference.

On rare occasions, pilots will dump fuel in mid-air. Why do they do this?

Boeing says it replaced CEO Dennis Muilenburg, effective immediately.

People get more stressed out from short flights than long ones. What's the explanation for that?

Filmed from just outside the Naval Air Facility El Centro in California, this close-up, head-on shot gives you an idea of just how powerful fighter jet engines are.

What is the likelihood a passenger with limited to no formal pilot training could actually land a commercial airliner safely if they were being talked through it?

Casey Neistat gets the opportunity to snag the most expensive seat on the Etihad A380 The Residence — complete with a shower, bedroom and living room area.

Studies have shown that opposite facing seats are actually better for our health.

Why does Whitehorse in the Yukon offer a transatlantic flight to Germany?

In the early 2000s, Amsterdam locals frustrated with sound pollution demanded the city do something to address it. The low frequencies and long wavelengths worked against traditional barrier solutions, but airport staff realized that plowed fields in the area seemed to dampen the noise — especially ones with a particular spacing of ridges.

Honestly, just make it a little bit bigger and you can fit a few people in there.

Boeing took the drastic step after the FAA said it wouldn't likely certify the planes this year.

For years you've flown without issue — no breathing exercises, no pills — but suddenly you can't board without picturing catastrophe.

It might not seem like a big deal but you could put the entire plane at risk.

Humble fields become abstracted artworks in thread paintings by Victoria Rose Richards.

A 1957 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver made the landmark journey.

In 1989, all of United Airlines Flight 232's hydraulic systems failed, a highly improbable scenario that led to disaster.

It's probably not your neighbor's fault that you're so uncomfortable during a flight.

Dancer or not, he's a hero among us.

The seat concept, called Interspace, uses foldable wings to create a privacy barrier and offer extra comfort when trying to sleep. Its designers say it can be retrofitted to existing seats.

A British Airways passenger caused chaos after trying to open the aircraft door during a flight, but air pressure and clever design makes it impossible.

Frankly, it's a hell of a good idea, particularly if you travel to any given place often and have a good idea of your planned travel dates ahead of time. But will this tip land you in legal trouble?

The woman in 14A was settled into her window seat, buckled in for the flight home. Moments later, with a sudden burst of violence at 32,000 feet, the window was gone.

Turns out drifting is not just for cars. Still, you probably don't want your 787 trying this.

If you're keeping a running list of all the things that could potentially go wrong with Boeing's planes, you can add "mysteriously ejects its own emergency inflatable evacuation slide" to the list.

John Barnett loved Boeing. He loved Boeing planes. He loved his work. Thenn 2010, he was transferred to Boeing's new plant in Charleston, South Carolina, where Boeing builds the 787 Dreamliner. And things started going downhill.

What's the longest non-stop commercial flight you can subject yourself to?

From dead bodies in the security line to a cobra in a Pringles can, you wouldn't believe the crazy things that happen at America's busiest airport of origin.

The story behind how Ilaitia Tabakaucoro, an air traffic controller from Fiji, changed the way we travel by airplane.

Two pilots ejected after a bird strike, as an eyewitness looks on in shock over Goa, India.

Traveling by airplane in the 1930s was quite the experience.

A German air taxi startup unveiled the world's first flying taxi station, but the momentous future of electric air transport is a fleeting spectacle.

First class tickets can cost tens of thousands of dollars — is all of that money helping airlines make a profit?

The flight that put the Boeing Company on course for disaster lifted off a few hours after sunrise. It was good flying weather — temperatures in the mid-40s with a slight breeze out of the southeast — but oddly, no one knew where the 737 jetliner was headed.

Three people were reportedly injured in the crash, which occurred in Roy, Utah.

If only everything in life were this simple.

Airships are being seriously considered as a low-emission travel alternative to planes.

During an air-to-air exercise, one fighter jet has to eat the others fumes in an extraordinary moment caught on camera.

As Australian airline Qantas launches record-breaking flights that are pushing the limits of nonstop flights, here's a look at the longest nonstop flights currently in existence around the world.

As you fly home for Thanksgiving, the last thing you want to think about is a medical emergency on the plane. But what happens if someone gets sick on a flight?

Qantas plans to offer the longest commercial flight ever, nonstop from New York to Sydney. A reporter took the test flight, with kangaroo-themed pajamas and, perhaps, too much medication.

Jet fuel isn't taxed on international trips. Maybe it's time to change that, seeing as the rule was decided in 1944.

An anonymous editor explains how airlines like Delta trim content out of films like "Booksmart" and "Rocketman."

Luckily, nobody on the American Airlines flight was injured as snowy conditions wreaked havoc in Chicago.

The mysterious Celera 500L built by the silent Otto Aviation company has successfully taken to the skies.

With the 737 MAX, Boeing put profits first and hundreds died. One grieving family is determined to hold the company accountable.

There are two kinds of travelers: those who arrive for a flight a few hours in advance — and those who enjoy the adrenaline-fueled thrill of being late.

How human ego, not Boeing, took 346 lives.

You might be surprised about the rules governing air space.

Lilium, a German start-up, illustrates the potential and the risks of creating a new generation of electric aircraft for urban transportation.

The cutting of key scenes from "Rocketman" and "Booksmart" have caused backlash. But who's responsible?

A Chinese company that builds drones large enough to carry humans filed paperwork go public. It's preparing to launch its service in coming months.

Boeing is facing yet another series of setbacks, this time, cracks are being detected in their 737NG planes.

Jet lag impacts multiple regions of your body but the most fascinating effects are in your brain.

The Airbus A380 was a technological marvel. So why is it being canceled?

Boeing and Airbus have long had a fairly even rivalry — but this year was different.

Amazing. Incomparable. Flawless. Aspirational. Perfection.

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant says two pilots live streamed video from a hidden camera in a commercial airliner's lavatory to an iPad in the cockpit, a lawsuit says.