If you’re a frequent flier, you may barely pay attention to the routine stages of flight. Still, you know the basics: After takeoff, the airplane climbs for the first 15 to 20 minutes before reaching ...

Commercial aviation has changed global travel, making it possible to cross entire continents in a fraction of the time it once took. From the early days of the Wright brothers, airplanes have become ...

The sky may seem like a huge open playground for airplanes to fly without speed limits in any direction they wish. In reality, planes adhere to certain rules and follow fixed flight paths, much like ...

A commercial airliner can weigh anywhere from 100,000 pounds to over a million pounds. It is astonishing how such gargantuan weight can not only take off from the ground, but also routinely fly long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re heading to the airport this weekend, you might be dreading delays — but once you’re in the air, the cold could actually ...