Even though the propfan engine design offered 60% fuel savings, airlines showed little interest in propfan-powered planes. The McDonnell Douglas MD-94X was a planned propfan-powered airliner.
The company's aim with the MD-11 was an attempt to revitalize its commercial aircraft fleet. But, of course, actually ...
The Lockheed L-188 Electra first flew in 1957, and was the first large turboprop airliner built in the United States . Today, ...
The only non-civilian aviation accident in the ASN's list of the ten deadliest aviation accidents is an Ilyushin Il-76 that ...
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance gives a look at how the industry is working together on hiring more mechanics.
CP Air, once a major Canadian airline, might not be as well-remembered today, however, its history is an integral part of ...
a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company called 10Tanker. The DC-10 is one of dozens of aircraft assisting in fighting ...
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets upon spotting China’s GJ-2 armed drone near Okinawa for the first time.
(Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) In this July 22, 1989 file photo cranes lift the tail section of United Airlines ...