Modern aircraft depend on complex avionics systems to manage navigation, communication, and flight control. Inside the ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently faced scrutiny after a software error caused a JetBlue flight to lose altitude and make an emergency landing. Nearly 6,000 ...

An onboard computer system relays those flight commands to the airplane's engine and control surfaces via an electronic fly-by-wire setup, automatically performing the desired maneuvers. The aircraft ...

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 ...

Airbus and Boeing aircraft are built from the ground up with different design philosophies that completely change what it's like to fly them.