The DC-8 entered airline service parallel to the Boeing ... capabilities that firmly established it as a key player in the early jet age. The DC-8 was designed for transcontinental and ...

In the early 1970s, computers in cockpits replaced flight engineers, who currently fly only on 1970s-era airliners, like the Lockheed L-1011. The world’s first jet airliner, the British-built de ...

In the early days of commercial aviation, flying was uncomfortable and scary for most passengers. Men were hired to cater to ...

The Comet 1 airliner roared into the air— and into history—on 20,000 pounds of thrust from its four De Havilland Ghost jet engines. For the first time ever, a jet-propelled aircraft was ...

Airliners have become an unremarkable part of modern life, but unless you happen to be an aircraft enthusiast, you’d be forgiven for thinking the latest Airbus model looks more or less the same ...

No one was injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 777 jets were leaving the gate area early on Tuesday. The airline canceled both trans-Pacific flights.

Besides, there were plans to complete construction of a third jet in the MC-21 family in December, Rogozin said. Irkut also had plans to build a fourth airliner. The latter would be fitted out ...