Airplane windows might seem ordinary, but they are as much of an engineering marvel as the rest of a modern aircraft. These windows are made of three layers of material to facilitate the plane's ...

From the most iconic airplanes in aviation history to those among the forgotten passenger jets that once graced the skies, there's no denying that aircraft are incredible feats of engineering. These ...

Find out what influence the design of an aircraft's nose has on cockpit noise.

While modern commercial aircraft can be hard to tell apart, there's no mistaking the majestic shape of the Boeing 747. Its distinctive hump containing the cockpit and a second-floor seating area ahead ...

The preliminary findings in the Greg Biffle Cessna crash investigation point squarely at the front of the aircraft. Federal investigators say a cascade of cockpit instrument failures, an unqualified ...

Since the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was revealed back in 2007, it has represented a few firsts in the aviation industry. It was the plane that Virgin Atlantic used for the first flight fully powered on ...

China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) is rapidly advancing in avionics development as it seeks to challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing. The avionics systems integrated into COMAC’s ...

Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that ...

Previously, flight crew often used a beverage cart to create a physical barrier for passengers when pilots needed to exit the cockpit mid-flight Kevin Carter/Getty; Southwest Airlines Southwest ...