In 1977, the Steve Miller Band was riding high on the success of the album Book of Dreams. The 10th studio album from the San Francisco-based rock band was fueled by its lead single, "Jet Airliner.” ...

Technological leaps forward, as we know, often tend to be met with an equal parts excitement and fear. The fact is, nobody really knows what's possible and what isn't until somebody tries it and lives ...

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 ...

It may take years before we know the full story of what happened when a UPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 suffered a catastrophic failure on takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International ...

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On May 2, 1953, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 was flying to Delhi, India, when it experienced a midair break-up and exploded. Investigators first blamed stresses on the aircraft caused by a severe ...

The UK's aerospace sector personified the post-war British Empire in more than one way. Sure, it wasn't the largest in the world, that'd be the Americans. Neither was it largely self-sustaining like ...