Airplanes

Billionaire Mark Cuban once bought a $125K American Airlines lifetime pass on a whim after a night out

One of the most expensive impulse buys ever

Guys test Concorde’s legendary droop nose and visor to see if the supersonic jet’s engineering still holds up

It looks unreal in action

Man breaks down why buying a $25M business jet is one of the best financial decisions you could ever make

The figures will surprise you

Pilot takes solar-powered aircraft to stratosphere’s edge at 31,000 feet in record-breaking flight

A new milestone

This is what happens in the surprisingly dangerous scenario when your phone falls between plane seats

You’ve finally boarded your flight, found your seat, and tucked your bag away when your phone slips from your hand and disappears between plane seats. Instinctively, you might want to fish it out before the person beside you reclines and squishes it into oblivion. But here’s the surprising twist: airlines would much prefer you keep […]

Florida millionaire reveals costs of fixing private jet that's been down three of the four months he's owned it

After this Florida millionaire was forced to ground his plane for three months, he’s now opened up about the costs of fixing a private jet. Planes are notoriously tricky to keep in mint condition. They require more care than cars and need to be perfectly safe to pilot at all times. But this comes with […]

Footage shows NASA jet reaching 7,000mph over California, the fastest Mach ever reached by an aircraft at the time

It’s so speedy

Japan’s SkyDrive partners with Suzuki to bring eVTOL taxis closer after Expo 2025 flights

Over in Japan, SkyDrive announced it had partnered with Suzuki, and now eVTOL taxis are even closer after Expo 2025 flights took place. The demonstration flights were successful, and loops lasted a few minutes as they soared over ocean bays. But that’s not the only exciting eVTOL news, as September will see more flights take […]

F-35 jet pilot had a 50-minute conference call mid-flight before parachuting to safety

A costly mistake

A Boeing 727 vanished from airport without a trace in 2003 and still hasn't been found to this day

It’s been missing for more than 20 years

World’s longest-range $70M business jet is finally ready to take to the skies with a mystery owner

The world’s longest-range $70M business jet is finally ready to take to the skies with a mystery owner. Gulfstream is known for its fast, impressive, and flashy private jets, but now a newcomer is set to take over. The aviation company has revealed that the new jet has been snapped up at the hands of […]

Private jet flying has now become the most visible marker of real wealth

Catch flights, not feelings

Man who's only been in one flight simulator tries to land a Boeing 737 in 'disaster scenario' sim

Many people wonder whether they could ever be capable of landing a plane such as a Boeing 737. Well, one YouTuber had the same thought – so he decided to try it in a simulator. The YouTuber in question has only ever been in one flight simulator prior to this. But he decided to try […]

The little-known reason airplanes ‘disappear’ from radar while flying over the ocean

There’s usually a very good explanation

This American built a giant RC Boeing 787 but its airfield flight ended in sudden mishap

Ramy RC, an American YouTuber and RC pilot, spent months building a large-scale Boeing 787, but its long-awaited flight at the airfield ended in disaster. He’d poured five months into the replica all to get it ready for this run. At first, it was perfect. For a moment it really did look like a Dreamliner […]

Pilot explains why 'autopilot' isn’t as laidback as it sounds

Flying a plane isn’t an easy task, with pilots having to master many skills and rack up flying hours to achieve special ranks in the aircraft industry, but luckily, autopilot exists. It turns out that pilots don’t actually have to do all of the work themselves, thanks to the addition of autopilot mode. As laid […]