DC-10 vs MD-11 cockpit: analog tri-crew vs digital two-pilot flight deck. How automation reshaped widebody aviation philosophy.

A glass cockpit removed the need for a flight engineer and made it easier for pilots to fly the MD-11.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...