Gulfstream has new jets, the G500 and G600. They can fly at almost supersonic speed and come with lots of new cool stuff, like a new cabin that is supposed to make you feel like you are not flying or this new glass cockpit called Symmetry—which looks out of some sci-fi movie. » 10/14/14 3:35pm Tuesday 3:35pm

I have seen big RC planes in the past, but this is really getting out of hand. I watch these videos of giant scale RC planes—the one above is 85 percent of the original size!—and I have to wonder what's the point. OK, I know the point: It's awesome, but you may as well build the entire thing. » 10/10/14 1:02pm 10/10/14 1:02pm

I have a hard time believing that some of the sequences in this video are not rendered in a 3D software. They are just impossibly perfect—but yes, they are real. Most of them are fighters like the Mirage, F-16, F-18, F-15—but you can see some bombers, like the B-2 and F-117. Pure airplane porn. » 10/09/14 7:45pm 10/09/14 7:45pm

Fascinating interactive data visualization by Information Is Beautiful Studio for BBC Future: All the flight incidents from 2014 to 1993 in one single graphic—436 in total. The size of the circles correspond to the number of fatalities. Particularly interesting is the chart on the top right. » 10/08/14 8:42pm 10/08/14 8:42pm

Liz Kaszynski has one of the best jobs in the world: She is one of the ten aerial photographers working at Lockheed Martin, taking pictures from the back of fighter jets and hanging from helicopter doors all over the world. Watch her talking about it here and be jealous (I am. Very.) » 10/07/14 6:23pm 10/07/14 6:23pm

Michael Kelley is a Los Angeles-based architectural photographer and aviation lover who often catches himself "at 2am looking up articles on aviation" (I know that feeling.) So when the opportunity came to recreate the famous Pan Am way-of-fly using a vintage 747, he jumped right in. His new photos are perfect. » 10/02/14 9:03pm 10/02/14 9:03pm

After a three-year hiatus for safety and organizational overhauling, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is back for the 2014 season. These races pit daredevil pilots against gravity—and each other—as they guide their acrobatic single-seaters through a series of challenging "air gates" in as little time as… » 9/29/14 11:40am 9/29/14 11:40am

It's hard to understand the appeal of displaying the corpses of dead insects and other small creatures on pins in a specimen box, but tiny paper airplane versions of famous aircraft? That deserves to hang in the Louvre, or your home office as a second best scenario. » 9/26/14 2:47pm 9/26/14 2:47pm

Designers of the Federal Aviation Administration's futuristic, new air traffic control system did a whoops. Despite explicit instructions from Congress to take drones into account, they failed to include them in the plans for the $5 billion NextGen system. And it's definitely too late to start over. » 9/26/14 10:11am 9/26/14 10:11am

With her maiden flight just a few short weeks away, the newest 787—and the first for Virgin Atlantic—is all set to take to the skies. And to honor this momentous machine, Virgin has just released this stunning time lapse video of its construction. » 9/25/14 3:28pm 9/25/14 3:28pm

Now here's some welcome innovation in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines announced today that it will be using biofuel on several of its flights by 2016, purchasing the blended fuel from a Colorado company that salvages "140,000 dry tons of woody biomass feedstock" per year—fallen timber from local forests that… » 9/24/14 4:10pm 9/24/14 4:10pm

A 'science' project for high school kids normally involves making a poster of the periodic table, or perhaps torching things with a small gas burner if your science teacher is a bit Walter White. If you're also a cadet with the Civil Aviation Patrol, on the other hand, you can make a computer-controlled,… » 9/24/14 12:00am 9/24/14 12:00am

A humanoid robot could kick your ass at Flight Simulator... and probably at flying a real plane, too. » 9/23/14 10:21am 9/23/14 10:21am

So the US Air Force is on Instagram and sometimes they post some nice shots. This one is not just nice. This one really kicks ass. It reminds me of Macross for some reason. The F-15 is still so damn cool. » 9/23/14 12:22am 9/23/14 12:22am

Most humans' priority when their flying metal tube starts filling with smoke: panic, scream, scrabble for oxygen mask, pee their pants a little. This guy? He pulls out his smartphone and starts video-selfie-ing for all he's worth. » 9/19/14 1:00am 9/19/14 1:00am

No matter how annoying it gets to squish into an economy seat, it's hard to deny that airplanes are awe-inspiring. Watching Qatar Airways' recent Airbus A380 assembled highlights how intricate the design of these beastly machines really is. » 9/18/14 10:51am 9/18/14 10:51am

Pro athletes lead a very luxurious life, with trainers ensuring they're always in top physical shape. But they still travel in cramped airplanes that weren't designed for seven-footers. Teague design firm and Nike have come up with a solution: a super-luxurious concept jet that caters to a team's every need. » 9/09/14 11:45am 9/09/14 11:45am

A preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board into what caused the devastating crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has confirmed what many already feared. » 9/09/14 8:00am 9/09/14 8:00am