Discover why the iconic Boeing 747 needs 16 main gear tires: exploring its landing gear design, weight distribution, and fascinating aviation facts.

This article breaks down the 777X as the main aircraft replacing the 747-400, and the carriers that are purchasing the jet.

India’s aviation regulator orders inspections of Boeing aircraft despite no clear findings linking fuel switches to Air India ...

Other airlines have also been carrying out checks on the switches, which have been a key focus of the probe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DGCA directs airlines to inspect Boeing fuel control switches following Air India Flight 171 crash, raising safety concerns.

Following an Air India crash, India's DGCA mandates urgent inspections of Boeing fuel control switches on several aircraft ...

A focus on the Boeing 787’s fuel switches in a preliminary assessment raised questions about the pilots’ actions, but much is ...

Amid the growing furor over the fuel switch locks in the AIB report on the Air India Dreamliner crash, the Directorate ...

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 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as ...

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One.

Flipping to cutoff almost immediately cuts the engines. It is most often used to turn engines off once a plane has arrived at its airport gate and in certain emergency situations, such as an engine ...