Airplanes can travel faster when flying in the same direction as the wind. Conversely, an airplane will fly slower (and use more fuel) when flying into headwinds. Total Thrust Of course, ...

Kotug took delivery of the first RAstar 3200W tug, SD Waalo, which is operating out of Dakar in Senegal, in September 2024 and expects delivery of the other three in Q2 2025. For this project, Prism ...

A prolonged handshake between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House has gone viral, with social media users dubbing it a “tug-of-war” moment.

Ask a traveler for their thoughts on airplane mode and their response is typically a feeling of indifference. "I never really thought it was a huge deal, but did I comply? Sure," one traveler said ...

The operational commander "activated all available forces and resources at his disposal, and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems reached a state of readiness," the statement ...

There have been several private airplane crashes in the news recently, too, from the air ambulance crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just before the Super Bowl to the mid-air collision in ...

The crash marks the second fatal midair plane crash in the U.S. this year, with a total of 14 fatal aircraft accidents reported in 2025. Despite recent events, aviation experts maintain that ...

Boeing and Airbus logged a total of 87 airplane orders in January. Airbus took a 59% share in the orders with the remaining 41% going to Boeing. Year-on-year, the net orders increased by 56 ...

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In May 1974, Air France introduced Airbus' first production aircraft, the Airbus A300, into service. Today, Airbus' flagship airliner is the widebody and efficient Airbus A350. In 2016, Airbus wrote, ...

The issues come amid already existing concerns over an understaffed air traffic control system and a number of close calls at airports nationwide. But there is no need for serious alarm — air ...