As the world looks to sustainable aviation, the focus is turning to aircraft's end of life: retirement and recycling.
Long before engineers spun 3D models of airplanes on screens, they designed them with pencils, rulers, and plenty of patience.
The late 1960s were one of the most crucial eras of aviation—enter the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
Corrosion is one of the most enduring and expensive problems facing aviation, insidiously eroding airframe integrity.
Among all threats, bird strikes and aircraft/bird collisions are particularly unpredictable and can readily harm engines.
At first glance, a livery might look like nothing more than a splash of paint. A plane is a plane, right? Not for an airline.
The NTSB’s OPS-GEN-130 is the latest reminder that, in a funding lapse, U.S. air-safety work doesn’t stop—but it does get thin.
A global review of commercial flight
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