Airplanes

Man who captured C-17 landing at the wrong airport showed how the pilot took off again using only a tiny runway

That takes some serious skills

Airbus A350 XWB pilot launches it into the sky like it's a fighter plane to stun airshow crowd

This Airbus A350 XWB put on a striking display at the Farnborough airshow, with skill on show like we’ve never seen before. The ‘Xtra-Wide-Body’ Airbus A350 XWB aircraft rose up into the sky with moves that resembled a fighter plane. According to Qatar Airways itself, the airplane, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, can travel […]

Man who knows nothing about planes stumbles upon Florida boneyard with some of the wildest retired aircraft

It’s a majestic – yet tragic – sight

Pilot nails a scary crosswind landing in a 26-year-old Boeing 747

Conditions were far from optimal

A massive Boeing 747 makes a Cessna Citation look like a toy in this wild comparison

While the Cessna Citation might be one of the coolest business jets out there, compared to the jumbo-sized Boeing 747, it looks like a toy you’d get in your stocking this Christmas. Known as the Queen of the Skies, there’s a reason that the Boeing 747 is becoming the new Air Force One and the […]

Unbelievable footage shows a C-17 landing at the wrong airport with just a 3,400-foot strip for a 400,000lb airplane

Houston, we have a problem

Airbus A350's extreme short field performance brake test is stunning to watch

This is impressive

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

MrBeast brought together 100 pilots to compete for a $2,400,000 private jet and said something wild to the final three

Which pilot will fly above the rest?

Man who isn't a pilot tries to land a plane in order to prove the Dunning-Kruger effect

This airplane enthusiast pulled out all the stops to try to sit in the cockpit of a plane and land it with no prior pilot experience, thanks to the Dunning-Kruger effect… Well, not quite. You see, one man was trying to prove that overconfidence is ultimately a downfall thanks to the aforementioned Dunning-Kruger effect. The […]

Man tries flying from Los Angeles to Boston using only the Essential Air Service and it doesn't quite go to plan

This guy: 0, Essential Air Service: 1

Man tests what actually happens if Concorde loses its wing in flight

Wings are apparently pretty important

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines give emotional farewell to its first Boeing 737-800 as it's retired

The Boeing 737-800 is an impressive aircraft, but the time has come for it to depart service under KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The sad news was announced by the operators this week, after its last flight to Twente Airport in the Netherlands. But, despite the craft no longer flying, it will still have a use. […]

United Airlines provides important update on the world’s first Boeing 777 amid reports it's being moved to the Mojave Desert

United Airlines is one of the biggest airplane operators around and even operated the world’s first Boeing 777. Now, though, decades after it was first sent high into the sky, there have been reports that it’s being retired. Worried that the jet’s service could be coming to an end, aviation fans have been speculating online. […]

Airbus A380 captain explains how to fly the plane, and now people say they're ready to take the controls

Don’t try this at home

Ultra-rare look inside the $400,000,000 Boeing 747 donated by Qatar that's becoming the new Air Force One

This is flying in style on a whole other level