Like Pearl Harbor and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for earlier generations, nearly everyone old enough to ...

Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people.

The aviation security system that travelers encounter at U.S. airports was built layer by layer, often after attacks or ...

European Space Agency astronauts hone the skills for landing on the moon by taking a helicopter training course with the ...

The ancestors of birds, the theropod dinosaurs, had powerful legs. They could definitely jump, and jumping could provide an important evolutionary advantage. Being able to get out of the way of a ...

Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — even more than people who work with radioactive materials, according to a new study. Cosmic radiation ...

Could a flight one day cost airlines less than a cup of coffee to power? That may sound far-fetched, but a recent test flight in the US has offered an interesting glimpse of what air travel could look ...

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The first flight of the largest battery-electric aircraft to take to the skies lasted nearly half an hour while costing just $5 of electricity. That aviation feat comes at a time when jet fuel prices ...

Democrats demand congressional briefing after passenger-laden Air Force One sent on decoy flight despite security scare. Plus, the 11 biggest wellness trends of 2026 so far Good morning. Democrats ...

China's COMAC C919 aircraft makes its first scheduled international commercial flight. Air China’s new Beijing-Ulaanbaatar service will operate daily. State-owned COMAC still faces hurdles, including ...