In the 1940s, if you were in a hurry and needed to travel across the continental United States, the fastest option was to hop inside one of the many propeller-driven planes of that era. The Douglas ...

The 707 became a catalyst for change in both industry and culture. It inspired confidence in jet-powered travel and ...

In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...

He entered the pitch-dark hangar and stared into its inky emptiness. Suddenly, two brilliant shafts of blue light cut downward through the murk, focused on a pair of vertical blades taller than a ...

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 is equipped with a new, split scimitar winglet that adds a downward foil to the vertical one. Winglets cut drag and add to fuel savings. Boeing calls the odd-looking ...