Many people say high-mileage, old cars are unsafe and unreliable. This can be true for most automobiles, but does it also apply to airplanes? After all, if a car breaks down while driving, it's easy ...

Even if you're not an aviation nerd, chances are you've wondered about some of the quirks of flying — like why your phone has to be in airplane mode, or why cabin crew insist on open windows during ...

Did you know that up to 700 jets reach retirement every year? In fact, around 16,000 jets have been retired in the past three-and-a-half decades, and, of course, a great many of them are Boeing ...

American commercial aviation is a vibrant industry, with a good mix of legacy carriers like United and Delta, and budget carriers like Spirit and Frontier. Old and used planes, which are surprisingly ...