The group that represents people who fly drones for fun is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s inclusion of such devices in its legal definition of an aircraft. The FAA has decided that ...

Over the course of nearly a century, Congress and aviation regulators have crafted a body of laws and regulations addressing the operation and safety of manned aircraft in the United States. Until ...

The FAA published in the Federal Register today new guidance for model aircraft operators, which include many of the quadcopters being operated today and are commonly referred to as drones. The new ...

The sun is setting on the A380's reign at Emirates. Discover the fleet reshuffle set to redefine the airline's future.

A ban on aircraft that do not meet new noise standards would do little to reduce overall aircraft noise and would impose costly requirements on airlines and aerospace manufacturers. That is according ...

First-time aircraft buyers must conduct thorough due diligence, including using an escrow agent for secure transactions and insisting on an independent pre-buy inspection to verify ownership, clear ...

The planes on board the American aircraft carriers are some of the most potent weapons available to the U.S. Navy. They're also quite expensive — for example, just one unit of the F/A-18 Super Hornet ...

In the world of commercial aviation, aircraft leasing companies (or lessors as they are more commonly known) are broadly seen as the industry's sleeping giants. While most of the attention of the ...

There comes a time in every aspiring pilot's life when he or she wants an aircraft of their own. For many of us, that means ...