Airliners

Lockheed designed an American supersonic airliner that beat Concorde on almost every metric but the US government picked a Boeing that never flew instead

Lockheed’s design never had a fair chance

It's a common myth the last Boeing 747 was the fastest ever built but the truth of the matter is far from that

It was actually slower than its predecessor

Man flies every day for a week to see how often his $60,000 status will get him upgraded

United Airlines can offer upgrades to its Premier 1K customers

Late-night private jets at airport spark controversy among locals as they note it's ‘like a chainsaw next door’

Private jets have caused multiple complaints at a New Zealand airport

Every Boeing 777 has these black stripes on its wings and this is what they're for

The Boeing 777 is an incredibly versatile airliner

Converting a single passenger plane to a cargo jet costs $30,000,000 and this is why

Cargo planes can transport freight around the world quicker than by sea

Airbus celebrated its 50th birthday by flying its most iconic aircraft together in formation

The aircraft represented Airbus’s greatest achievements

Man finds out what happens if Concorde nose visor failed during flight

The Concorde droop snoot was an iconic piece of aviation design

Airbus A380 performs a powerful reverse thrust on a wet runway

The Airbus A380s touched down at a soaking wet London Heathrow

Three Boeing 747 Jumbo jets forgotten about at airport leading to mighty seven-figure parking fine and unlikely relocation

These Boeing 747s were nearly scrapped in 2015

Boeing 767 took to the seas after decades in the air in an incredibly strange sight

The Boeing 767 was saved to become accommodation

Old Boeing jets had eyebrows for a reason and it wasn’t to look surprised

The Boeing eyebrows were removed from new aircraft from 2005 onwards

North Carolina teen discovers airplane boneyard filled with classic planes left to rot since the ’90s

Some of the aircraft in the boneyard have been sitting since the 1990s

These are the huge horsepower numbers that are powering your next flight

Modern turbofans provide huge amounts of power for commercial airliners