Boeing

Boeing 747-8 performs ultimate rejected take-off in one of the most dramatic tests for an airplane

Footage shared by Boeing shows a 747-8 Freighter rolling down the runway at over 200mph when the pilot suddenly slams on the brakes. This isn’t a mistake, it’s one of the most extreme certification tests an aircraft can face: the rejected take-off. Loaded to nearly one million pounds, fitted with brakes worn down to the […]

Boeing pilots can't fly Airbus jets unless they're retrained

Did you know there was that big a difference?

Boeing decided to put a jet turbine on a Kenworth truck in a very bold experiment

In the 1950s, Kenworth built a truck that didn’t sound like any other because Boeing had swapped its diesel for a jet turbine. The airplane giant wanted to prove turbines could power semis just as well as jets and helicopters. For two years, the oddball truck roared across North America, belching heat and noise like […]

Passengers flying from Los Angeles on Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 flight were stuck on the plane for 28 hours

The Boeing 777 was forced to land in Taiwan for over 10 hours

Passenger captures shockwave on the wing of plane he's flying on in rare footage

A passenger on a Boeing 787-9 filmed strange ripples moving across the wing and couldn’t figure out what it was. He thought they might be shadows or reflections and even moved his phone to double-check. The plane was flying straight and level, yet the effect stayed. Now Reddit has come through with the answer: the […]

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

Side-by-side comparison of Boeing 777-9 and the 737 Max 7 and 10 shows the sheer scale of the aircraft

Not all planes are made equal

Scientists deliberately crashed a Boeing 727 into the desert to conduct important test

It was an extreme test

Oklahoma crew put Boeing 777-9 through extreme tests to see how far its brakes will go

It was put through its paces

Man flies into Massachusetts airport only to find some iconic planes sitting there rotting away

A pilot flew into a Massachusetts airport only to find iconic planes sitting abandoned and decaying on the tarmac – including multiple Cessna 150 aircraft. Rows of classics that once owned the sky now sit weather-beaten, wings drooping, paint fading at Plum Island Airport. For aviation fans, the sight wasn’t just sad – it was […]

Sad fate of John Travolta's iconic Qantas Boeing 707 with its tail rotting away in abandoned warehouse's parking lot

The plane has been grounded for years

This legendary car designer is responsible for the most iconic design of Air Force One

Air Force One still uses the iconic design of Raymond Loewy

Man finds receipt for Boeing 737 purchase and it's surreal to look at

This man found a reciept for a Boeing 737 purchase, and the figures noted down will blow your mind. When you think of huge Boeing jets, the method of how they are actually bought is often the last thing that comes to mind. However, now, one man has revealed all when it comes to how […]

Boeing 737 pilot battles with nature as he impressively avoids go-around to land the aircraft mid-storm

The pilot battled through fog, wind and rain to land the Boeing 737

Boeing 777-9 caught on video tail scraping the runway during touch and go extreme test

They made this look so smooth

The Boeing 717 is the little brother of the 737 but is only loved by Delta Airlines

Even though the Boeing 717 is the little brother of the famous 737, it’s only actually loved by Delta Airlines. The airplane actually has a deep-set history, with the Boeing 717 name only being delegated later in the jet’s life. You see, Boeing took over the controls as the jet came into its possession. But […]