The aircraft entered service later than its rival despite its advanced design, which left it to fight for market share from ...

In the 1960s, the commercial aviation industry was taking off. Jet travel had begun to dominate the industry, and airlines worldwide were seeking to modernize and upgrade their fleets to meet the ...

Delta Air Lines flight 219 experienced an electrical fire near the flight engineer's station while en route from San Francisco to Honolulu. The incident, occurring after encountering Saint Elmo's fire ...

Autopilot systems are now standard components of just about every passenger jet you'll fly in today. They offload some of the more arduous work of long-haul flights and allow the pilot and copilot to ...