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The aircraft quietly replacing the Boeing 747 as the era of four-engine giants ends

The Queen of the Skies has some very big shoes to fill

Pilots explain how to fly a real Boeing 737 MAX compared to how they work in flight simulators

These pilots have answered a question people have been asking for years about flight simulators and Boeing aircraft. When we get on a plane, we’d like to assume pilots know what they’re doing. And we take that for granted because we assume flight simulators are 100 percent identical to the real thing. That’s not the […]

NASA and Boeing join forces to take a half plane into a wind tunnel to test new aircraft design

NASA and Boeing really did put half a plane into a wind tunnel. Not because the other half fell off but because they only needed one wing to answer a big question. Future airplanes need to burn less fuel, and one of the best ways to do that is by changing the wings. The catch? […]

First Boeing 747-8 BBJ ‘flying mansion’ scrapped in US after just 30 flight hours

It’s strange, but a palace with wings ended up unwanted

Some of the best stories of 2025 occurred in the skies

These are some of the best stories of 2025 from the aviation world

Boeing's bet on autonomous flight pays off as Wisk Gen 6 achieves first hover

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has successfully completed its first autonomous test flight with its Wisk Gen 6 aircraft. The Gen 6 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, aka eVTOL, took to the runway at the company’s test facility in California and wowed bosses by performing a vertical takeoff and several flight maneuvers. Now, the CEO has […]

Boeing 777 300 ER gets a magnificent water cannon salute as it comes in to land

Even the ugliest plane in the world looks great with the water salute, and the Boeing 777 isn’t the ugliest plane in the world

Boeing 787 performs impressive jet blast as it takes off in the middle of a storm

It looks even more spectacular in the middle of the storm

Boeing and Airbus jets look like they're deploying cloaking devices as they land in thick fog

Boeing and Airbus are two of the most famous airplane manufacturers in the world, and they both had to tackle thick fog on the way into Heathrow Airport. Captured by plane enthusiast Topfelya, various aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus looked as if they were deploying cloaking devices upon landing on the tarmac. The thick […]

Pilot has to use all his precision and skill to park giant Boeing 777 into a tight parking spot

This was impressive

Airbus A380 pilot finds out if he can pass the ultimate test and fly a Boeing 737

The two planes are very different

Boeing 777 takes off while Airbus A380 lands just behind it to highlight just how busy airports get

With holiday-goers dreaming of better weather than that in London, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 777 and an Emirates Airbus A380 worked in tandem to make those dreams a punctual reality by sharing the Gatwick Airport runway less than a minute apart. Not only do planes have a huge weight to bear on the safety side […]

Slow-motion footage shows exactly how landing gear works on Airbus and Boeing planes

This footage is weirdly mesmerizing

Dassault Falcon 50EX pilot proves private jets can show off too as he performs wild slingshot takeoff

The plane takes off in a matter of seconds

Florida pilot ends up flying the rarest Boeing 747 ever after a last-minute change

It started badly and ended in a best-case scenario

Low-flying giant Boeing and Airbus planes pass over houses where sleep must be impossible

Imagine living here