With rising aviation fuel costs and an increased global focus on the sustainability and environmental impact of the aviation industry, purposefully dumping fuel from an aircraft can seem like an ...

It isn't an easy feat designing a safe commercial airliner that can weigh almost 153,000 pounds to land on a runway without damaging itself. Planes are also allowed to be heavier at takeoff than their ...

Pilots might find themselves needing to deliberately burn off fuel before landing, and, though the practice may seem out of kilter with the industry’s push towards more efficient flight, it is ...

Air travel is so ubiquitous at this point in history that many people don't really think about everything that goes into it. However, if you're curious about flight, you may have wondered about things ...

A United Airlines plane heading to Germany had to return to Washington, DC, shortly after takeoff. An air traffic control recording shows the pilots declaring an emergency as an engine failed. The ...

The Boeing 777-200 aircraft dumped around 15,000 gallons of jet fuel on Cudahy, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Delta Air Lines has agreed to a $79 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A United Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines stopped ...