One of the most iconic symbols of America is getting a makeover and upgrade in time for the nation's 250th anniversary: A controversial Qatar-donated Air Force One aircraft is set to begin ferrying ...

Japan Airlines Flight 123 faced a catastrophic failure when its aft pressure bulkhead ruptured mid-flight. With all hydraulic systems lost, the crew struggled to control the Boeing 747 using only ...

Inventor Toshikazu Tsukii knows how hard it will be to get his next big idea off the ground. For one thing, the wings aren’t attached anymore. Sometime next year, the retired Raytheon engineer hopes ...

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Many Burning Man art projects -- the good, the bad, and the ugly -- have the same origin story. Invariably, one of the 70,000 attendees at the noncommercial desert ...

What Susanne Bayly-Yukawa remembers, maybe the most, is how much her partner did not want to get on that plane. It was the morning of August 12, 1985, a Monday, and Akihisa Yukawa was scheduled to be ...

The President of the United States must be ready to travel anywhere in the world on a moment’s notice. Fortunately, modern presidents have access to a variety of transportation options — including ...