Pushing the Airbus A350 to its maximum range is a risk, but for the furtherance of aviation history, it is likely one worth taking.
Modern passenger planes are pretty impressive machines. They carry hundreds of people for thousands of miles, pack in luxury trimmings like showers and can even hit supersonic speeds in the right ...
Comparing the flight decks of the world's two most advanced widebody airliners.
Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...
The basic design of commercial airplanes hasn't changed much in the past 60 years. Modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have the same general shape as the Boeing 707 and the ...
A closer look at some of the world's ultimate ultra-long-haul jetliners.
Airbus has completed the initial wing set for the A350 freighter at the manufacturer’s UK production facility in Broughton. The wings for the twinjet cargo aircraft, designated the A350-1000F, will be ...
The dawn of German commercial aviation was characterized by a raw, mechanical ambition that took flight on April 6, 1926.