It’s National Paper Airplane Day! The annual day commemorates the homemade aeronautical toy that has fascinated (and ...

The small Cessna Caravan accelerates down the runway and climbs into the air, all while the pilot beside me keeps his hands off the controls.

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Everyone who’s ever been on a flight knows that switching your phone to Airplane Mode is just part of the experience. But what’s the reason behind it? Does it even matter? Pilots claim that active ...

It's the law to enable Airplane Mode on mobile devices while on a flight, but it's not actually necessary. Why do airlines ...

For decades, the "Miss Pittsburgh" airplane hung over the security check-in at the old landslide terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport. But when the new terminal opened, the historic plane did ...

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There’s nothing quite like the sound of an airplane toilet flushing. But that incredibly loud sucking sound is actually something of an engineering marvel. These toilets flush, with no water, while ...

If you’ve boarded a plan recently, you probably already know how to turn on Airplane Mode, but did you know what airplane mode is? You probably know that it shut your WiFi off, that’s one of the most ...