As commercial flights face FAA cutbacks during the shutdown, wealthy travelers turn to soaring private jet demand.

The story behind how Lockheed helped shut Boeing out of the commercial market, only for Boeing to recover, and what happened to Lockheed afterwards.

Commercial airliners typically cruise between 33,000 and 39,000 feet, primarily to achieve greater fuel efficiency. Private jets, on the other hand, tend to fly even higher, between 39,000 and 45,000 feet, to further benefit from environmental and air ...

Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports

Cancellations hit their highest point Nov. 9, when airlines cut more than 2,900 flights because of the FAA order, controller shortages and severe weather.

Private jets are seen as symbols of wealth — the kind of indulgence reserved for celebrities or CEOs looking to avoid the horrors of airport security. While luxury is part of the appeal, it's the time saved that keeps them in regular use by executives ...

The crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad last month, which killed 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on the ground, has reignited a long-standing debate in aviation circles: should commercial airliners be equipped with cockpit video cameras?

An aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month, the manufacturer and European aviation safety regulators said Friday.

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both military machines, the Apache is an attack craft while ...

I’ll admit it: I get some agitation when I fly on a plane. Getting inside that metal tube is where I have rediscovered prayer more than any other place. I was once so afraid of flying that I forced my father to take a train with me down to Miami from New ...