For most people, private jets are typically smaller planes, with the largest purpose-built models, like the Bombardier Global 7500/8000, often sitting fewer than 20 passengers. If you need a larger ...

In the 1950s, the Soviet Union watched in shock as Britain unveiled the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jet airliner. It was sleek, fast, and twice as capable as piston aircraft, a ...

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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani welcomes President Donald Trump during an official welcoming ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday. President Donald Trump celebrates ...

With an astounding 262.47-foot wingspan, the Airbus A380 is a gargantuan aircraft that holds several records. It became the world's largest passenger plane in 2007 and remains the largest plane ...

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near ...

The aviation marketplace is a weird place sometimes. Take the current shortage of jet engines, for example. A whole confluence of issues has caused a global engine crisis, resulting in Pratt & Whitney ...

WASHINGTON — A series of grave miscommunications in one of the most crowded and complex patches of sky in the US likely caused Wednesday night’s deadly midair crash between an American Airlines ...

A medical jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday ...

Editor's note: For the latest updates on the Medevac jet crash in Philadelphia, read USA TODAY's live coverage on Saturday, Feb. 1. PHILADELPHIA – A Medevac jet crashed in a residential area of ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments when we ...