Pilots might find themselves needing to deliberately burn off fuel before landing, and, though the practice may seem out of ...

The Boeing 747-8's massive weight and size present unique challenges for its main landing gear.

GE Aerospace in Cincinnati is using a 747 aircraft as a flying laboratory to test jet engines under extreme conditions, pushing new designs to their limits to ensure safety and performance. “We are ...

GE Aerospace’s 747 flight test plane visited Cincinnati for the first time on Monday, giving local employees an up-close look at how it works.The flying laboratory gives engineers the capability to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Telesat has gained access to more land across Canada to set up landing stations ahead of plans to deploy pathfinders for its Lightspeed broadband constellation in December. The Canadian ...

German investigators have disclosed that an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400 freighter captain entered an incorrect rotation speed into the flight-management system, before the aircraft sustained ...

The Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 is set to fly as “VC-25 bridge aircraft” by summer 2026, as delays continue to plague Boeing’s VC-25B presidential aircraft program. The U.S. Air Force expects the ...

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President Trump’s Monday announcement of the “Trump class battleship” made a splash, though the development timeline on them is unclear and, likely, far off. But another new ship may be closer to the ...

A Qantas Boeing 747 approaches Bangkok at night as heavy rain sweeps across the runway. Visibility drops, speeds stay high, and the aircraft touches down far deeper than planned. What should have been ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program ...

The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes ...